The American Revolution

The name for a colonist that supported the British during the Revolutionary War was a

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Red Coats

• Blue Coats

A ______________was a colonist who supported fighting for independence against Great Britain.

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Red Coat

• Traitor

The peace agreement between the United States of America and the British that ended the Revolutionary War was the________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Parliament

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

The _______________ created a boundary for Great Britain’s thirteen colonies using the Appalachian Mountains.

• Declaration of Independence

• Parliament

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

______________ is a body of elected officials who make laws and represent the people.

• Parliament

• King

• Queen

• President

The colonists believed that it was unfair to be taxed without __________.

• A trial

• A warning

• Representation

• Counsel

Which act was a tax on paper documents and newspapers and led to the creation of the Sons of Liberty?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

Colonists responded to the Tea Act by protesting during the Boston Tea Party, which cost the British ____________.

• One million dollars

• One thousand dollars

• One hundred dollars

• One dollar

Which event started the Revolutionary War with the “shot heard around the world”?

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The creation of the First Continental Congress

• The Boston Massacre

• The Battle of Saratoga

What country was Benjamin Franklin able to convince to join the war on the side of the Patriots?

• Spain

• Mexico

• China

• France