A Nation is Born ➤ The American Revolution

1. England won an impressive victory over France in both America and Europe in the French & Indian War and the Seven Years’ War.  What was negative about England’s victory?

• 1. It depleted the British army which made it too weak to defend itself in the American Revolution

• 1. It left Britain deeply in debt

• 1. It made France an even more bitter enemy leading to decades of wars between the two nations

• 1. As part of the Treaty of Paris, King George III was required to cede his taxing authority to Parliament

1. What did the Quartering Act of 1765 require of the colonists?

• 1. That they pay ¼ of all profits from exports to the Parliament

• 1. That ¼ of all land gained through the French and Indian War be designated as royal property and the proceeds from the sale of any such lands be paid to the Parliament

• 1. That the first ¼ of any income earned in the colonies be sent to the Parliament, marking the first time an income tax had been levied

• 1. That the colonists provide shelter for British troops

1. What may be considered the first shots fired in the American Revolution occurred as a result of the Townshend Acts.  The incident, that occurred on March 5, 1770, during which British troops killed 5 colonists is known as what? 

• 1. The Townshend Rebellion

• 1. The Boston Tea Party

• 1. The Boston Massacre

• 1. The Battle at Bunker Hill

1. To assume greater control of the colonies, England extended the boundaries of Quebec by passing the Quebec Act in 1774.  The colonists gave a nickname to the combination of the Quebec Act and the Coercive Act.  Jointly, those two acts became known as what?

• 1. The Townshend Acts

• 1. The Intolerable Acts

• 1. The George Acts

• 1. The Seizure Acts

1. There was a very important meeting of delegates from all the colonies except Georgia in Philadelphia in September 1774 which resulted in the delegates agreeing to boycott British goods.  What was the name of that meeting?

• 1. The First Continental Congress

• 1. The First American Organizing Committee

• 1. The United Colonies Organizing Meeting

• 1. Congress of Colonial Concerns

1. Before independence was declared, there were battles between British troops and colonial minutemen.  Important battles occurred in three towns prior to George Washington assuming command of a unified Continental Army.  Which of these was not a site of one of those battles?

• Boston

• Concord

• 1. Bunker Hall

• Lexington

1. A petition asserting the colonies’ loyalty to King George III and asking that he resolve their differences and grievances peacefully.

• 1. The Royal Petition

• 1. The Harmony Petition

• 1. The Olive Branch Petition

• 1. The Declaration of a United Kingdom Petition

1. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• 1. George Washington 

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

• 1. Thomas Paine

• 1. John Hancock

1. The stunning victory of the Continental Army in the Battle of Saratoga resulted in two very positive outcomes for the new United States.  One was improved morale and the belief that they could actually compete with the British Army.  What was the second?

• 1. The Continental Army took possession of vast stores of British military items which rearmed them for future battles

• 1. The Continental Army now controlled all territory north of Georgia

• 1. France agreed to commit troops to help the Americans in the war

• 1. The British lost almost 5,000 troops and the Continental Army lost fewer than 200 which played a role in British losses in the battles of Brandywine, Lebanon Valley, and Trenton

1. Where was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

• 1. Savannah, GA

• 1. Yorktown, VA

• 1. Philadelphia, PA

• 1. Fort Ticonderoga, NY