Key People of the Revolution

Who inherited the British crown in 1760?

• King George II

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles I

King George III was in debt from which war?

• American Civil War

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

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Why did King George III agree that the colonists should pay for the cost of the war?

• The colonists started the war

• The colonists benefited from the outcome of the war

• The colonists were wealthy

• The colonists wanted to pay

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British troops would have to remain in the colonies to continue protecting the colonists.

• True

• False

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The colonists did not have a voice in the British Parliament, so they felt the new taxes and laws were _______.

• unfair

• necessary

• welcomed

• ignored

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King George III refused to read the Olive Branch Petition and declared the colonies in open rebellion.

• True

• False

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Who was solely blamed for the poor treatment of the colonies in the Declaration of Independence?

• King George II

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles I

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Why did King George III not want to end the war even though many British called for an end?

• He did not want to lose the colonies

• He wanted to continue to punish the colonies

• Both A and B

• None of the above

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King George III accepted defeat after which battle?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington

King George III acknowledged the United States of America as an independent country in the Treaty of Paris in _____

• 1783

• 1776

• 1791

• 1800

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