The American Revolution

Which battle was the turning point in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Battle of Saratoga
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Trenton

Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Russia

What group did Samuel Adams organize for patriots who were upset about what the British were doing?

• Sons of Liberty
• Sons of Freedom
• Sons and Daughters of Liberty
• Tea Partiers

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The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?

• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Ohio River
• The Mississippi River
• The Missouri River

What did the colonists call the acts Britain used to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Punishing Acts

Where did the First and Second Continental Congresses meet?

• Philadelphia
• New York City
• Washington DC
• Boston

To whom was the Declaration of Independence addressed? 

• Lord Cornwallis
• King George III
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

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Which happened first: The Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party

Which happened first: The Battle of Yorktown or the Treaty of Paris? 

• Battle of Yorktown
• Treaty of Paris

Which phrase is directly associated with the American colonists' reaction to the Stamp Act?

• Live free or die
• Ask not what your country can do for your, ask what you can do for your country
• All men are created equal
• No taxation with out representation