Video: The American Revolution

What event significantly increased Britain's national debt, leading to attempts to raise revenue from the American colonies?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Seven Years' War

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act protests

What was the primary reason colonists protested British attempts to tax them?

• They believed the taxes were too high.

• They resented their lack of representation in the British Parliament.

• They wanted to establish their own independent economy.

• They were already deeply in debt from previous wars.

Many of the American soldiers had more training than the British

• True

• False

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin

Which battle prompted France to openly join the American side in the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Trenton

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Siege of Yorktown

What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Paris (1783)