What was the dumping of 342 crates of tea over Boston ships called?
Intolerable Acts
Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Which law made colonists pay for taxes on paper items?
Sugar Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
What was the final battle marked by the surrender of Cornwallis?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Cowpens
Siege of Yorktown
What is true about the Declaration of Independence?
It declared dependence on Great Britain.
It was signed on July 4, 1776.
It stated the colonists' wish for freedom from Great Britain.
It was written by Thomas Jefferson.
Who was the commander of the Colonial Army?
Paul Revere
Richard Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What is true about the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The colonists won.
The Redcoats won.
It was one of the earliest battles.
It actually took place on Breed's Hill.
What was King George's response to the Boston Tea Party?
He declared independence.
He closed Boston harbor.
Intolerable Acts
He passed laws in which citizens had to house soldiers.
Who were Minutemen?
colonial soldiers
They dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
British soldiers
They were ready to battle in "a minute's notice."
What was the sign of peace that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of America
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Who fought against British rule?
Colonial Army
Sons of Liberty
Patriots
Redcoats
What was written as laws to guide the new country?
Intolerable Acts
Declaration of Independence
Amendments
Constitution
Who were the Redcoats?
British soldiers
colonial army
They ate too much lobster and turned red.
They got their name from the red uniforms they wore.
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Concord
Lexington
Boston
Jamestown