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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
a) John Adams
b) George Washington
c) Samuel Adams
d) John Paul Jones

Who was first to sign the Declaration of Indpedence?
a) John Hancock
b) Thomas Paine
c) Haym Salomon
d) John Paul Jones

Who was John Paul Jones?
a) The chosen general of the Continental Army.
b) The commander of the American fleet during the American Revolution.
c) Polish immigrant that financially supported the American cause.
d) The author of Common Sense.

Taxes on sugar, molasses, and rum is called...
a) Tea Act
b) Townshend Act
c) Quatering Act
d) Sugar Act

A clash between British soliders and Boston citizens that caused the death of 5 people is called...
a) Lexington and Concord
b) Boston Massacre
c) Saratoga Massacre
d) Siege at Yorktown

What was the tax on various goods like paper, glass, paint, and tea?
a) Townsend Act
b) Tea Act
c) Quartering Act
d) Intolerable Act

A tax on tea after the repeal of the Townshend acts (led to the Boston Tea Party)..
a) Tea Act
b) Townshend Acts
c) Intolerable Act
d) Quartering Act

Patriot known for shouting, THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
a) John Paul Jones
b) Thomas Paine
c) John Hancock
d) Paul Revere

Patriot known for saying, I HAVE NOT YET BUGUN TO FIGHT!
a) Thomas Paine
b) John Paul Jones
c) Paul Revere
d) John Hancock

Who was the author of Common Sense?
a) John Paul Jones
b) Paul Revere
c) Haym Salomon
d) Thomas Paine

Which document declared the colonies free from British rule?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) United States Constitution
c) Common Sense
d) Olive Branch Petition

Which document was written by Thomas Paine attempting to incourage colonists to support independence?
a) Olive Branch Petition
b) United States Constitution
c) Common Sense
d) Declaration of Independence

What is the cartoon by Benjamin Franklin encouraging the coloniest to ban together and fight British? (JOIN OR DIE)
a) Albany Plan of Union
b) Common Sense
c) Olive Branch Petition
d) Declaration of Independence

What was the 1st battle of American Revolution?
a) Bunker Hill
b) Saratoga
c) Yorktown
d) Lexington and Concord

What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
a) Bunker Hill
b) Saratoga
c) Yorktown
d) Lexington and Concord

Which battle of the American Revolution was shot and bloody (American troops retreated because of a shortage in gundpowder)?
a) Bunker Hill
b) Saratogo
c) Yorktown
d) Lexington and Concord

What are rights Americans are born with and are guaranteed in the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Promised Rights
b) Unalienable Rights
c) Bill of Rights
d) Rights of the accused

Which is a system in which the consumer has a choice of goods and competiton exists between sellers?
a) Mercantilism
b) Free Enterprise
c) Monopoly
d) Trade system

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