The American Revolution

How did the Revolutionary War end?

• The war ended when the colonists surrendered to Great Britain

• The war ended when France surrendered to Great Britain.

• The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists.

• The war ended when France surrendered to the colonists.

Who was appointed to lead the Continental Army?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

• When colonists threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor to take a stand against Great Britain.

• A huge party that took place in Boston to celebrate the colonist’s independence from Great Britain

• When the first British Tea Party took place in Boston in 1773.

• When the colonists sank several British ships in the Boston Harbor.

What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish?

• They created the Continental Army.

• They declared independence from Great Britain.

• They sent the Olive Branch petition to King George III.

• They appointed Thomas Jefferson as president.

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

• A new tax was put on tea from Great Britain

• A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to join the Royal Navy

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to return to Britain

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!

Which colony did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?

• Washington met with King George III to negotiate lower taxes

• Benjamin Franklin created the design for the Liberty Bell

• Our Founding Fathers met to write a peace treaty to officially end the war

• Delegates from the colonies met to write a new plan for government.

What event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The battle at Lexington

• The arrival of British reinforcements

When was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?

• July 1, 1776

• June 11, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• June 4, 1776