Early American Revolution

I am from France and was a friend of George Washington. I helped the Americans win their independence from the British by supplying troops and fighting with them. Who am I?

• James Armistead

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

George Washington was selected to lead what?

• The Minutemen

• The militia

• The Continental Congress

• The Continental Army

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?

• The Massachusetts Government Act

• The Boston Port Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Coercive Acts

Which Act taxed all printed materials?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Declaratory Act

Which act taxed all imported materials?

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Declaratory Act

• Stamp Act

What did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from doing?

• Business with the natives

• Living west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Trading with the French

• Manufacturing in the colonies

Where the 13 original colonies located?

• On the East Coast 
• On the West Coast
• In the middle of  North America 

The French and Indian War was fought between the

• French and Indians
• French and Spanish
• French and the British

What was the major cause of the American Revolution?

• The Native Americans were causing trouble for the British

• The English government was taxing the colonists unfairly and they had no representation in Parliament.

• The Colonists were stubborn and inconsiderate.
• Disagreement over the role and importance of musical theater in English society

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• George III