American Revolution Review (Unit 2 Part 1)

The French and Indian War was fought because

• The French built a fort on land in the Ohio River Valley that the Virginia colony had already claimed

• France was stealing land from the Catawba people

• The Catawba tribe attached a French Fort

• They did not want taxes without representation

The Sugar Act was

• An act that taxed items such as sugar and molasses

• A tax on certain printed papers and documents

• A act that created the post office

• An increased tax on mailed goods

Who served as president of the First Continental Congress?

• George Washington

• Andrew Pickens

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Middleton

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Middleton

• John Adams

Who was the first person to die in the American Revolution?

• John Laurens

• Oscar Marion

• James Anderson

• Crispus Attucks

The Battle of Saratoga was a series of battles that is considered

• A loss for the Continental Army

• The turning point of the war

• Where the Declaration of Independence was signed

• The first major battle of the American Revolution

The American Revolution began at

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Monmouth

The Battle of Bunker Hill was considered a pyrrhic victory because

• The Continental Army won

• The British won, but suffered many casualties and had many wounded soldiers

• The British lit campfires to show they had won

• George Washington took his troops to Valley Forge

George Washington planned a sneak attack at Trenton, NJ sneaking his troops across the ______ ______.

• Delaware River

• Ravenel Bridge

• Ashley River

• Edisto River

The Declaration of Independence was approved on

• November 17, 1994

• August 23, 2023

• December 25, 1776

• July 04, 1776