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American Revolution

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1. The French and Indian War was a fight for land against the ________ and the _____. French and British
2. Who won the French and Indian War? British
3. Who was taxed to pay for the French and Indian War? American colonists
4. After the French and Indian War the American colonists were ruled by ________. Great Britain
5. The Stamp Act charged colonists a tax on which of the following? newspapers
6. What does “no taxation without representation” mean? You should only be taxed if you have a voice in the government
7. Who was the secret group that was against the Stamp Act and rebelled against British rule? Son’s of Liberty
8. On March 5, 1770 five colonists were shot by British Red Coats during a protest. This was known as the ______. Boston Massacre
9.The Tea Act of 1773 put a tax on tea and forced colonists to buy tea from the East India Company. The effect of this act was _______. The Boston Tea Party
10. Who was the king of Great Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War? King George III
11. Who was commander and chief of the Continental Army and became the first president? George Washington
12. Who was an American colonial leader, inventor and scientist? He also helped write the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin
13. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? He later became the 3rd president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson
14. Who was a Continental Army officer who turned against the Americans and joined the British Army? Benedict Arnold
15. Who was the famous American colonists who said the famous words, “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry
16. Who made a famous midnight ride on horseback he warned the colonial army that the “British were coming” before the battles of Lexington and Concord. Paul Revere
17. Who were the African Americans that fought in the American Revolutionary War? In exchange for fighting in the war they were promised freedom. Black Regiments
18. What made the battle of Yorktown significant? it was the last battle of the American Revolution.
19. Which of the following was included in the Declaration of Independence? a list of all the wrongs the British government had done to the colonists
20. What are the three national rights written in the Declaration of Independence? life, liberty and happiness
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