American Revolution

During the Boston Tea Party,

• colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

• Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

• Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

• the cost of tea was very expensive.

Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?

• U. S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Gettysburg Address

• Treaty of Paris

Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

• Benedict Arnold

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Minutemen were farmers who _____________________

• fought for only a minute

• helped the British fight

• were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• were captured by the British

What document ended the War?

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

• The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

• The colonists had more money than the British

• The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.

Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.

• Common Core

• Common Sense

• Common Knowledge

• Common Hero

The toughest winter where many died from hunger and freezing to death for the Continental Army took place where?

• Yorktown

• NYC

• Princeton

• Valley Forge

The Thirteen Colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom?

• liberty

• taxes

• patriot

• loyalty

Which of the following did the Treaty of Paris do

• Took land away from the British and forced them to leave

• Set up boundaries for the US

• Recognized the US as an independent nation

• all of the answers