Unit 3 US History

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

• The French began to support the Colonists

• The harsh winter killed many soldiers

• It was the last battle of the Revolution

• The Declaration of Independence was written after

Who was the general of the Continental army?

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Which event is NOT a cause of the Revolution?

• Stamp Act

• Boston Massacre

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

Where did the FIRST battle of the Revolution take place?

• Boston

• Lexington

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

What did the Colonists call the Coercive Acts, after Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

Colonists were angered that they were NOT allowed to live _____ after the French and Indian War

• West of the Appalachian Mountains

• West of the Mississippi River

• Inside the city of Boston

• In the New England colonies

What event left Britain in debt and is a cause to the American Revolution?

• Slavery

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

• Impressment

How did the items in the box above contribute to the start of the American Revolution?

• Forced colonists to begin trading with surrounding native tribes.

• Colonists felt their rights as Englishmen had been violated. 

• Forced colonists to rely more heavily on slave labor. 

• Colonists felt betrayed by Great Britain for establishing new colonies. 

Review Question: England (Britain) had imposed (charged) taxes on the colonies as a result of their debt from which war?

• the Civil War

• the Vietnam War

• the French and Indian War

• the Korean War

Answer explanation

Remember... these British taxes are what had made the colonists SO ANGRY against the British, in the first place!

• F

• G

• H

• J