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  • What was the document the 2nd Continental Congress sent to King George as a last attempt to resolve differences?
    The Olive Branch Petition
    The Colonial Petition
    The Peach Tree Petition
    The Declaration of Independence
  • What was the name of the group organized to protest new taxes?
    The Sons of Liberty
    No Taxation Without Representation
    Citizens Against Taxes
    The Liberty Boys
  • Who were "Minutemen"?
    The Colonial Army
    Protestors
    The British Army
    Volunteers trained to be ready to fight quickly
  • What were the colonists ordered to do with the Quartering Act?
    Be nice to the British soldiers
    Pay taxes on tea
    Thank King George
    house and feed British soldiers
  • What were colonists called who wanted independence from Britain called?
    Patriots
    Loyalists
  • What was "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Yorktown
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Bunker Hill
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Saratogo
  • What year did the Stamp Act happen?
    1765
    1764
    1863
    1787
  • What was the nickname for British soldiers?
    Red Riders
    Redcoat
    Red Idiots
    A Red
  • What does the word "repeal" mean?
    to peel a piece of fruit again
    to protest against a tax
    the removal or reversal of law
    to ask that a law be removed
  • When did the Boston Massacre take place?
    March 5, 1770
    May 5, 1771
    May 15, 1770
    March 10, 1770
  • How chests of tea did the colonist dump into Boston Harbor?
    342
    477
    432
    347
  • Who rode on a horse warning colonists that the "British Were Coming"?
    Paul Revere
    Ben Franklin
    John Adams
    Sam Adams
  • Where and when was the 1st Continental Congress held?
    Sept. - Oct. 1774 in Philadelphia
    Aug. - Sept. 1775 in Philadelphia
    Oct. - Nov. 1774 in Boston
    Sept. - Oct. 1774 in New York City
  • What does "propaganda" mean?
    To talk badly about someone
    To protest the new taxes
    To spread information to influence people's political opinions
    To keep your opinions to yourself
  • What was another thing the 1st Continental Congress decided to do as a result of the Intolerable Acts?
    Stop all talks with King George
    Nothing else
    Begin training a colonial militia
    Send all the tea back to Britain
  • What does the word "petition" mean?
    to protest something
    to stop paying a tax
    to compete at something
    a formal, written request signed by many people
  • When did the battle at Lexington and Concord happen?
    May 1775
    April 1775
    July 1776
    April 1774
  • As a result of the Stamp Act, representatives gathered in _________
    New York City
    Philadelphia
    Boston
    Jamestown
  • What were colonists called who wanted to remain loyal to Britain called?
    Loyalists
    Patriots
  • Who was the first colonist killed at the Boston Massacre?
    John Adams
    Paul Revere
    Sam Adams
    Crispus Attucks
  • When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
    November 1773
    December 1773
    October 1773
    November 1174
  • What does the word "delegate" mean?
    a person sent to represent others
    to tell someone else to do something
    a volunteer
    a member of the military
  • What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
    Colonists were not allowed to interact with local Indians
    Colonists were not allowed to buy tea from anyone but the British
    Colonists were not allowed to hold town meetings
    Colonists were not allowed to settle west
  • What year did the Sugar Act happen?
    1664
    1776
    1764
    1863
  • What did the Stamp Act tax?
    everything
    newspapers and documents
    tea and coffee
    glass and lead
  • Who agreed to defend the British soldiers for the Boston Massacre?
    Sam Adams
    Paul Revere
    Ben Franklin
    John Adams
  • What year was the Tea Act placed?
    1776
    1773
    1765
    1763
  • What was one thing the Intolerable Acts did to punish colonists?
    Closed Boston Harbor
    Didn't allow colonists to be out after 5pm
    Didn't let them hold town meetings
    Didn't allow them to purchase anymore tea
  • How many colonist were killed at the Boston Massacre?
    23
    5
    7
    10
  • What did they call the gathering to discuss the Stamp Act?
    The Sons of Liberty
    Citizens Against the Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act Congress
    The Stamp Act Committee
  • What does the word "democracy" mean?
    a type of government that is ruled by the people
    a type of government where a committee makes the laws
    a type of government ruled by a king
  • What was King George's reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
    The Boston Tea Party Act
    The Boston Acts
    Nothing
    The Intolerable Acts
  • What was one thing the 1st Continental Congress decided to do as a result of the Intolerable Acts?
    Declare independence
    Declare war with Britain
    Kill King George
    Stop all trade with Britain
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