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What was the colonial reaction to the Parliament Acts?
a) They decided to let the king rule them
b) angry because it violated their civil liberties
c) surprised because they trusted and cared about the king
d) To issue the Proclamation of 1763

The Tea Act, Stamp Act, Riots, Protests, and the Boston Tea Party all led to what?
a) The Declaration of Independence
b) The Civil War
c) The French and Indian War
d) Mayflower Compact

What was significant about the winter at Valley Forge?
a) They had poor food, nasty cookery, cold weather, and nasty clothes
b) The winter was not harsh causing an amazing American victory
c) The troops were very cold, but followed their lead John Adams
d) George Washington told the troops to quit fighting

Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant?
a) The first shots of the Revolution happened during this battle
b) The French helped America making this the turning point of the war
c) The Americans lost so bad so the Spanish and French helped them
d) It was an amazing British victory

Why did the Boston Tea Party happen?
a) colonists were protesting the monopoly over tea
b) colonists were excited to drink some tea after hard work
c) The Red Coats dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor
d) The colonists were angry the King was neglecting them

Which is in order?
a) Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Townsend Acts, Intolerable Acts
b) Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Townsend Acts
c) Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Townsend Acts
d) Stamp Act, Townsend Acts, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts

Why was the English news different from the news in America?
a) The two countries had different points of view about the actions during the war
b) They are reporting about different events
c) The king wants to lie to his people
d) The letter detailing the events was lost so England has to make up information

What was the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
a) ended the French and Indian War - America is independent
b) ended the Revolutionary War - America is independent
c) ended the Civil War - French have to give up most their land in NA
d) ended the Revolutionary War - America is not independent

What was the economic solution to Great Britain's debt after the French and Indian War?
a) more trade with Spanish
b) more trade with the Natives in the Ohio River Valley
c) tax the colonists to gain money
d) Proclamation of 1763

Who was Abigail Adams?
a) John Adams wife who supported women's rights
b) Samuel Adams wife who wanted to end slavery
c) John Adams wife who rebelled against independence
d) A woman who was arranged to marry John Adams but couldn't

Who was Thomas Paine?
a) Patriot who influenced Unalienable Rights
b) Loyalist who influences Unalienable Rights
c) Patriot who wrote Common Sense
d) Loyalist who wrote Common Sense

Why did delegates write the Articles of Confederation?
a) to make slavery illegal in the north
b) to establish government separate from England
c) to promote religious equality
d) to let women get the right to vote

What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a) Line that prohibited westward expansion beyond the App Mountains
b) Economic solution to England's debt after the F and I war
c) allowed the colonists to expand westward towards the Mississippi River
d) Line that showed the trade routes from North to South America

What is an example of a greviance listed in the Declaration of Independence?
a) Colonists had to limit the amount of tea they can use
b) Colonists could only buy Sugar from Spain
c) Colonists had to quarter soldiers in their homes
d) Colonists had to pledge their allegiance to the King three times a day

Unalienable rights are rights belonging to whom?
a) All citizens of England
b) All citizens of America
c) All humans and aliens
d) All humans

What are the unalienable rights?
a) Life, Liberty, and Leisure
b) Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
c) Freedom and friendliness
d) Life, Liberty and the ignorance of Happiness

How did Loyalists feel about the Declaration of Independence?
a) opposed it
b) wanted it to be longer
c) supported it
d) wrote it

How did John Paul Jones contribute to the American Revolution?
a) fought on France's side
b) established the U. S. Navy
c) supported the Loyalists
d) fought hard during Valley Forge

What law regulated trade in the colonies?
a) Proclamation of 1763
b) Treaty of Paris in 1783
c) Mercantlism
d) Parliament

What happened after the colonists dumped tea into the Boson Harbor?
a) The Boston Massacre
b) The Tea Act
c) The Intolerable Acts
d) The Boston Tea Massacre

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