Unit 8 Review

Which battles mark the start of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown & Trenton

• Gettysburg & Princeton

• Saratoga & Bunker Hill

• Lexington & Concord

The French & Indian War is also known as -

• 100 Years War

• Battle at Gettysburg

• 7 Years War

• Texas Revolution

Complete this American Revolution cry, "No Taxation without..."

• Election

• Representation

• Constitution

• Revolution

The 3rd Amendment protects Americans from having to house troops in their homes - Which act required such?

• Sugar Act

• Patriot Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Jay

In which year did the colonist declare their independence?

• 1750

• 1776

• 1812

• 1836

The first document issued by the Second Continental Congress was the

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Why were the colonist taxed so heavily?

• Cover the expenses of costly wars

• Continue the lavish lifestyle of the monarchy

• Bail out the East India Company

• Keep taxes on the English homeland low

Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

• George Washington

• Nathanael Greene

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron von Steuben

Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams