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Causes Of The American Revolution, Declaration Of Independence, Battles, And Important Battles. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Why did the colonists get angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a) they didn't want to be taxed
b) it limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian mts.
c) It destroyed their faith in the Church of England and the King
d) They did not receive foreign recognition during the battle

What does 'no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent' mean?
a) quartering of soldiers in now illegal
b) taxes should only be imposed by the King and not the queen
c) there should be no taxes without representation
d) taxes are only paid for by the rich who participate in government

What was an immediate response to the Stamp Act?
a) colonist boycotted British goods
b) colonist declared independence
c) the Battle of Yorktown
d) Treaty of Paris of 1783

What happened directly after the Boston Tea Party?
a) Treaty of Paris of 1763
b) Boston Massacre
c) Stamp Act
d) Intolerable Acts

Which battle did the quote 'boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did' come from?
a) Battle of Buffalo Bluff
b) Battle of Yorktown
c) Battle of Saratoga
d) Battle of Lexington

What happened because of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a) British got independence from America
b) France gave up all land west of the Mississippi
c) French and Indian War ended
d) America received independence from the British

What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
a) America received foreign recognition
b) Independence was won
c) George Washington's troops suffered through a harsh winter
d) First shots of the American Revolution

'poor cookery and cold weather' was found in a diary describing which event?
a) Boston Massacre
b) Saratoga
c) Yorktown
d) Valley Forge winter

Which of the following was a grievance found in the Declaration of Independence?
a) quartering of soldiers
b) foreign recognition
c) loyalists should be governors
d) Massacres are not allowed in America

Who do unalienable rights belong to?
a) Federalists
b) all humans
c) native americans
d) Democratic-Republicans

How did John Hancock demonstrate his commitment to Independence?
a) protecting troops in Boston
b) surviving a harsh winter
c) having the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence
d) remembering women's rights

Who received commission from the Continental Congress to be the commander in chief of the continental army?
a) John Paul Jones
b) George Washington
c) Patrick Henry
d) Thomas Jefferson

What is the reason for Abigail Adams' letter to her husband in 1776?
a) ask him to support women's rights
b) ask for help in valley forge
c) tell him that she missed him dearly
d) share with him that she just had a baby boy

In 1773, colonists dumped several chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest what?
a) Stamp act
b) election of the King in England
c) George Washington's troops suffered through a harsh winter
d) England monopolizing the tea trade

Which of the following is an example of a Loyalist's point of view?
a) I support the Declaration of Independence
b) I love the colonists rebelling
c) I oppose the Declaration of Independence
d) Thomas Jefferson is amazing

What was John Paul Jones' job?
a) Navy commander
b) Army commander
c) British officer
d) Colonial governor

What happened during the year 1776?
a) George Washington is elected president
b) Proclamation of 1763
c) British were defeated and lost the war
d) Drafting of the Declaration of Independence

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