Weekly Social Studies Review #11

He was the leader and General of the Continental Army

• Thomas Gage
• George Washington
• Ben Franklin
• Samuel Adams

Overthrowing a government and replacing it with another is called a..

• Revolution
• Party
• War
• Turnover

What happened to France's land in America after the French and Indian War?

• France sold their land to England
• France doubled its land in America
• France lost their land to England
• France lost their land to the Native Americans

Which founding father helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris and wrote Poor Richard's Almanac

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton
• Ben Franklin

In which war did America gain its independence from Great Britain

• French and Indian War
• The American Revolutionary War
• The Civil War
• World War II

The Sons of Liberty were:

• the children of our Founding Fathers.
• a professional dance team.
• Patriots who protested taxes.
• the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.

What is another name for British soldiers?

• Redcoats
• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Continental Soldiers

What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?

• Minutemen
• Traitors
• Militia
• Loyalists

"No ________ without representation"

• voting
• taxation
• rights
• liberty poles

What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?

• to punish merchants for selling imported tea.
• to see who could throw a barrel further.
• to frame the Native Americans.
• to protest taxes