American Revolution Quiz Review

Which of the following correctly shows the order of how the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution?

• Taxes were put on colonists, British won the F&I War, European nations colonized North/South America, Protests against taxes

• British won the F&I War, European nations colonized North/South America, Taxes were put on colonists, Protests against taxes

• European nations colonized North/South America, British won the F&I War, Taxes were put on colonists, Protests against taxes

To pay off the debt of the French and Indian War, England decided to ....

• Sell off pieces of valuable real estate.

• Raise and create taxes on the colonists

• get into the lucrative slave trading business

• Make colonists only drink and buy English tea from the East India Trade Company

Colonists who wanted to remain loyal to England

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Neutral

A Patriot protest group that organized protests and sometimes used more extreme forms of opposition (violence, destruction)

• Founding Fathers Brigade

• American First Organization

• Sons of Liberty

• Paw Patrol

Colonist that wanted to be independent of Britain and start a new country

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Neutral

Colonists opposed British taxes because...

• They did not want to pay taxes

• No taxation without representation

• Since the French won the war what was the point in paying British taxes

True/False: The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization and tried to hide the identities of its members

• True

• False

Warfare that involved hiding behind trees and surprising your enemy was called

• Traditional Warfare

• Guerilla Warfare

• Ancient Warfare

• Shock and Awe Warfare

The Battle of Sullivan's Island (1776) was a critical win for America. Why was this battle significant?

• It saved Charleston from being captured early on in the war, which would have given the British an early advantage.

• It allowed the British to send in all of their soldiers from Europe.

• The French could become an ally now

in 1780 the British finally captured Charleston from the Americans. How did they do this?

• They circled/blockaded the city and fired on it until the Patriots surrendered

• They built a series of highways that allowed British access everywhere in SC

• They fired logs at the colonists with custom cannons.