American Revolution

The first cause of conflict between the French and British colonies was because

• The French wanted to clear the land of trees and the British wanted to preserve the forest

• The British wanted to clear the land of trees and the French wanted to preserve it

• The French wanted to take the land of the trees but the British said it belonged to them

• The British planted a forest on the French land

The greatest problem that Great Britain faced after the French and Indian War was

• So many of the British died that there were not many left in the colony

• The French took control over the British colonies

• The British needed to borrow a large amount of money to pay for the war

• The French owed the British money for ammunition and supplies

The Patriots protested the Stamp Act

• True

• False

The Quartering Act was so unpopular among colonists because

• It forced colonists to let British officers live in their homes

• It forced the colonists to pay taxes to the soldiers in the towns

• It forced the colonists to pay a fee to have a home

• It forced the colonists to quarter their land and give land to the military during the war.

The Boston Massacre was important because

• because it scared the colonists into supporting the war

• because it scared the colonists into allow the French into the colonies

• because it scared many colonists into supporting rule by Great Britain

• It frightened the heads of government forcing them to back down from the colonists

The battles of Lexington and Concord were important because

• The battles gave the French a lead over the colonists

• The battles gave the colonists a lead over the French

• They were the final battles in the Revolutionary war

• They marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war

The original purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to

• to set up the alliance between the french and the indians

• set up the Continental Army to prepare for war with Great Britain

• set up the confederate army for possible war with France

• prepare Great Britain for war with the colonies

One of the weaknesses of the colonists during the Battle of Bunker Hill was

• The Americans did not have enough ammunition to fight for long

• The French did not have enough supplies to last the days on the field

• Great Britain had more superior weapons than the colonists did

• Great Britain had a bigger army that the colonists

the Declaration of Independence states that

• people can not believe in other countries or religion

• the people can work with the government when making laws

• the government is chosen by a select few and makes the decisions for the people

• people have rights, and government should be decided by the people

The last paragraph of the Declaration of Independence declares

• that the colonies are a part of Great Britain

• that the french and british colonies will become America

• that the colonies are now independent from Great Britain

• that the colonies will be an extension of Great Britain