Forming a New Nation

The cartoon above most likely shows  —

• taxation without representation

• colonists moving westward

• freedom of religion

• reasons to travel to America

Why did the French invest resources and money into the American Revolution?

• To increase Great Britain's influence on the world

• To increase Spain's influence on the world

• To decrease Great Britain's influence on the world

• 
  To decrease the United States' influence on the world

Read the quote.

"The shot heard 'round the world"

Why was this quote used to describe the battle of Lexington and Concord?

• It was the battle where the last shot of the Revolutionary War was fired.

• The weapons of the British were much louder than the weapons of the colonists.

• It was the battle where the first shot was fired for the Revolutionary War.

• The gun fired such a loud shot that people believed it could be heard across North America.

Which document announced our freedom on July 4, 1776?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• 
  Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To encourage the colonists to rebel against England

• To encourage the westward movement of settlers

• To give the American colonists a greater say in government

• To help England finance the French and Indian War

Which correctly retells the event of the Boston Tea Party?

• The American Indians that lived near Boston wanted to trade fur for tea, but the Sons of Liberty did not want to and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.

• The Sons of Liberty wanted to teach the King of England a lesson, so they paid American Indians to throw the tea into the Boston Harbor.

• Taxes were too high, so the Sons of Liberty dressed like American Indians and threw tea off of ships into the Boston Harbor as a way to protest.

• The colonies began growing coffee instead of tea, and the Sons of Liberty decided to dump all the tea into the Boston Harbor so colonists did not have to drink it.

The Sons of Liberty was formed to protest —

• treatment of American Indians

• British acts against colonists

• 
  the price of sugar

• trade in the Atlantic Ocean

The purpose of Paul Revere's ride was to —

• announce that the British were bringing more goods to trade

• warn the Loyalists of an attack by the colonists

• announce that the colonists could not trade with other countries

• 
  warn the Patriots of an attack by the British

How did the American colonists react to the Boston Massacre?

• The American colonists retaliated by disrupting England's trade and throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.

• The American colonists backed down and obeyed the King of England.

• The American colonists retaliated by declaring war on England.

• The American colonists petitioned King George III to arrest the soldiers that shot into the crowd.

Which American patriot said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?

• 
  Samuel Adams

• 
  Benjamin Franklin

• Nathan Hale

• Patrick Henry