USI.6c Revolutionary War Key Events Question Preview (ID: 12891)


USI.6c The Student Will Demonstrate Knowledge Of The Causes And Results Of The American Revolution By Describing Key Events. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers in the
a) Boston Massacre
b) Boston Tea Party
c) Battle of Lexington and Concord
d) Battle of Bunker Hill

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes in what became known as
a) The Boston Tea Party
b) The Boston Massacre
c) The Intolerable Acts
d) The Tea Act

Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence in the
a) First Continental Congress
b) Constitutional Convention
c) Treaty of Paris
d) House of Burgesses

This was the site of the first armed conflicts in the Revolutionary War
a) Lexington and Concord
b) Saratoga
c) Boston
d) Yorktown

What is the significance of the Approval of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain
b) It ended the war
c) Great Britain recognized America's independence
d) France decided to fight with America against Britain

This American victory was the turning point of the war.
a) The Battle of Saratoga
b) The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c) The Boston Massacre
d) The Battle of Yorktown

France was finally persuaded to join the Americans after which event?
a) The Boston Tea Party
b) The Treaty of Paris
c) The Boston Massacre
d) The Battle of Saratoga

This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
a) The Battle of Yorktown
b) The Battle of Saratoga
c) The Treaty of Paris
d) The Battle of Lexington and Concord

What is the significance of Signing of the Treaty of Paris?
a) Great Britain recognized American independence
b) France decided to join the Americans
c) Lord Cornwallis surrendered
d) Americans became increasingly dissatisfied

Which of these events did NOT lead to the Revolutionary War?
a) Britain taxed the colonists
b) Britain prohibited westward settlement
c) Colonies had no representation in Parliament
d) France joined the American forces

What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?
a) Battle of Bunker Hill
b) Battles at Lexington and Concord
c) Battle of Saratoga
d) Battle of Yorktown

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