American Pageant Chapter 8 quiz
Authored by Laura Govero-Yann
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was chosen as the first leader of the Continental Army?
John Jay
Baron Von Steuben
George Washington
John Burgoyne
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The German mercenary soldiers who fought for the British were called what?
Hessians
Persians
Brigadiers
Loyalists
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The colonists were forced to abandon Bunker Hill because:
The weather became violent and threatened their lives
The German mercenaries stole all of their ammunition
War ships landed at the harbor, and could shoot cannons at Bunker Hill easily
The colonists simply ran out of ammunition and gunpowder
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was "The Olive Branch Petition" adopted by the Continental Congress in July of 1775?
A promise to pay all of the back taxes owed by the wealthiest colonists
A request for all of the hostilities between the British and the colonists to come to an end.
A request for tea and other goods destroyed by the colonists to be replaced
A promise that no more German mercenaries would be used against the colonists
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Written by Thomas Paine, one of the most influential pamphlets written about the need for independence was titled:
"The Need to Break with England"
"The Real Reasons for Independence"
"The Republicanism"
"Common Sense"
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thomas Paine favored what type of government for the colonies?
A monarchy
A republic
A dictatorship
Anarchy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The initial resolution for independence was brought to the Continental Congress by whom?
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
Thomas Paine
Richard Henry Lee
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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