Revolutionary War Test

On April 18-19, 1775, the colonist militias marched to _______ and _______, Massachusetts, where they hoped to steal arms. These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

• Boston

  New York City

• Saratoga

  Yorktown

• Atlanta

  Savannah

• Lexington

  Concord

A major turning point of the Revolutionary War occured at the Battle of ______ in 1777 when the Continental Army defeated the British and convinced France to sign a formal military alliance.

• New York City

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Trenton

Partially because of General Lafayette's influence on General Washington's battle strategies, the Continental Army acheived victory over the British in ______ in 1781.

• Princeton, New Jersey

• Saratoga, New York

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Yorktown, Virginia

Which document recognized American independence, gave Americans all land east of Mississippi River and north of Florida, and evacuated forts occupied by the British?

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris (1763)

• Treaty of Paris (1783)

• Suffolk Resolve

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To pay off war debt

Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?

• gave colonists more freedom.

• a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

• acts that the colonists placed on themselves

• it only closed Boston Harbor

American Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

This act required colonists to house and feed British Troops

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

This act required colonists to buy a stamp each time they registered a legal document, bought newspapers, pamphlets, and almanacs.

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Clash between Boston rioters and British Troops that left 5 colonists dead.

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Boycott

• Boston Massacre