Revolutionary War

The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...

• playing cards.

• legal documents.

• newspapers.

• All of the above

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• create a new framework of government.

• list colonial complaints against King George III.

• declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

• celebrate the Fourth of July.

Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during this time?

• King George III

• King Charles X

• King Henry IV

• King James I

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To pay off war debt

Who were the Minute Men?

• Loyalists who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

• British soldiers in charge of putting down the rebellion

• Patriots who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

The Battle of Lexington/Concord was the...

• turning point of the Revolutionary War.

• first battle of the Revolutionary War

• last battle of the Revolutionary War

What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• Yorktown

• Gettysburg

• Saratoga

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• General Cornwallis

• Thomas Jefferson

What was an advantage the Americans had during the Revolutionary War?

• They knew the land where they were fighting.

• They had a large army and navy.

• They knew they had the full support of all colonists.

• They had better weapons and supplies.

What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

• The British recognized the United States as an independent nation

• The British ceded Canada to the United States.

• The French agreed to sell the Louisiana territory to the United States.

• Enslaved Africans gained their freedom in present-day Haiti.