Colonial America and Independence

What was not an advantage of Britain during the war?

• More soldiers

• More money

• Larger Navy

• More knowledge of the land and Geography

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781?

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

When colonies were taxed without their input, it was also known as?

• Intolerable Acts

• Mayflower Compact

• Taxation without Representation

• English Proclamation

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

What group supported boycotts and protested the new taxes?

• Loyalists

• Confederates

• Patriots

• Federalists

Which of the following events involved an angry mob throwing snowballs and rocks, and ended with five dead colonists?

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

What formally ended the American Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Declaration of Independence

What were the Intolerable Acts intended to do?

• Punish the American colonies for the Boston Tea Party

• Establish a new colonial government

• Reduce taxes on imported goods

• Encourage trade with other nations

An event that led the British Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts.

• Boston Massacre

• Quartering Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Declaration of Independence

during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice

• minutemen

• loyalist

• so-called

• patriot