Unit 2: Revolution in the Colonies

Which war between France and Great Britain resulted in a victory for Great Britain and a vastly expanded American empire?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Colonial Taxation

• Intolerable Acts

What event caused an outcry of injustice throughout the colonies after five Bostonians were killed?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Colonial Taxation

• Intolerable Acts

Which acts were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for their support of the Boston Tea Party?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Colonial Taxation

• Intolerable Acts

During which event did fifty leaders from the colonies meet to devise peaceful solutions to the conflicts with Great Britain?

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Common Sense

In which battle did British troops invade colonial fortifications overlooking Boston?

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Common Sense

Which battles marked the start of the war for independence from Great Britain?

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Common Sense

Which influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine persuaded many colonists to support the idea of independence from Great Britain?

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Common Sense

In which year was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Second Continental Congress?

• 1774

• 1775

• 1776

• 1781

Which battle saw the British army surrender after being trapped by American and French forces?

• Battle of Trenton and Princeton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

In which year was the Treaty of Paris signed, formally ending the war fought between Great Britain and the United States during the American Revolution?

• 1774

• 1775

• 1781

• 1783