American Revolution

What was the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Canada

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Treaty of the Colonies

• Treaty of Lexington

What was the name of the person who was killed during the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• Crispus Attcuks

What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Revolutionary War

• The battle of Bunker Hill

What was the name of the Intolerable Act that declared the colonists to provide shelter, food, and weapons to the British soldiers?

• The Quartering Act

• The Massachusetts Government Act

• The Administration of Justice Act

• The Boston Port Act

Who was the person who said: "Give me liberty or give me death?"

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washinghton

What was the name of the person who alerted the colonists, Samual Adams, and John Hancock that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Joe Biden

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

Who wrote Common Sense?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine

The Declaration of Independence has 27 grievances against King George III. What is a grievance?

• reasons for the "break-up" (a complaint)

• a last ditch effort to get back together (last chance)

• reasons why the colonies like King George (a positive review)

• peace treaty between US and England

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.