American Independence Quiz

The final battle of the American Revolution where the British were forced to surrender due to be surrounded by both the Colonial Army and the French Navy?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

John Locke was the enlightenment thinker who established the idea of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" that Thomas Jefferson included in this founding document?

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Sugar Act

Stamp Act 

All of these Acts were _______ imposed on Colonists after the French and Indian War to help pay for the colonies defense by Great Britain. 

• Tax 

• Laws 

• Improvements 

• Approved 

Why were the colonists so angry about all the Acts (Laws and Taxes) being imposed on them?

• They did not want to listen to England

• They felt their civil liberties were being violated

• They could not afford all the taxes being placed against him.

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Which of the following were included in the Intolerable Acts that were imposed on colonists after the Boston Tea Party? (select all that apply)

• Tea Act

• Closing of Boston Harbor

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

This Battle is considered the "turning point" in the war

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Valley Forge 

Why was the WIN at the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point in the American Revolution?

• Convinced the French to enter the war as our ally

• The Americans started losing.

• George Washington became President

• King George was Killed on the battlefield

The colonists were mostly upset about the taxes being imposed without their _______

• King

• Consent

• Hammer

• Fight

What was the colonists reaction to the Stamp Act?

• They boycotted British Goods

• They attacked Britain

• They sailed across the Atlantic to confront the King

• They dumped tea into Boston Harbor

1st and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• John Hancock