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Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
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Date | 19.02.2016 | Size | 21.62 Kb. |
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Revolution Review
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List events or characteristics from the Revolutionary Era.
Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
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What document stated the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
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List examples of the colonists protesting the taxes/acts passed by the British.
Smuggling, rioting, protests, Boston Tea Party
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List causes of the American Revolution.
Navigation Acts, Stamp Act, Tea Act (Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Act…)
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What document lists grievances against Parliament and King George III?
Declaration of Independence
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Write a brief description of the significance of the following:
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Lexington and Concord – first battles of the Revolution known as “the shot heard round the world”
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Saratoga – turning point of the Revolution
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Valley Forge – the Patriot winter camp in which Washington and his men had to overcome extreme cold and little food
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Yorktown – last major battle of the Revolution; British surrendered
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What limited westward expansion past the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
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What document made Britain the dominant European power in eastern North America?
Treaty of Paris 1763 (b/c the British defeated France in the French and Indian War)
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What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? (hint it was after Lexington and Concord and Common Sense)
1776
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Who was the Father of Independence, served at the First and Second Continental Congress, and participated in negotiating the Treaty of Paris?
John Adams
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Who was the French aristocrat that served as a General in the Patriot army?
Marquis de Lafayette
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Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis?
Thomas Paine
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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Who was commander of the Continental Army and the first president?
George Washington
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Who was the leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty and the cousin of John Adams?
Samuel Adams
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How did mercantilism lead to the American Revolution?
After the French and Indian War the British needed money. In order to create a flow of revenue (money) they began taxing the colonists.
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Who was the Hispanic that sent money and supplies to the Patriots?
Bernardo de Galvez
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Give an example of civil disobedience.
Boston Tea Party
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What is the significance of the Ohio River Valley?
Britain and France both claimed it because it had fertile soil and abundant furs; they were fighting over this land in the French and Indian War
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What is Patrick Henry’s famous quote?
“but as for me, give me liberty or give me death”
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What was George Washington’s role in the Continental Army?
Commander of the Continental Army
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The Declaration of Independence states that all human beings have ______________ rights.
unalienable
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Which revolutionary war hero commanded a victory at sea against the British navy?
John Paul Jones
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What was John Adams response when Abigail Adams asked him to “remember the ladies”?
He doesn’t take it seriously
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Who wrote poems and plays about political matters (propaganda to influence colonists to become patriots)?
Mercy Otis Warren
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Who was the African American who was the first person to be killed at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
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Who was the first African American elected to public office and he was a veteran of the American Revolution?
Wentworth Cheswell
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Who was an African American spy during the American Revolution?
James Armistead
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Who was an inventor, member of the Declaration of Independence committee, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris?
Benjamin Franklin
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Who was the Portuguese Jewish man that helped finance the American Revolution?
Haym Salomon
The test will have 35 multiple choice questions, 4 short answers, and an essay.
Name____________________________________
Revolution Review
-
List events or characteristics from the Revolutionary Era.
-
What document stated the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain?
-
List examples of the colonists protesting the taxes/acts passed by the British.
-
List causes of the American Revolution.
-
What document lists grievances against Parliament and King George III?
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Write a brief description of the significance of the following:
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Lexington and Concord
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Saratoga
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Valley Forge
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Yorktown
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What limited westward expansion past the Appalachian Mountains?
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What document made Britain the dominant European power in eastern North America?
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What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? (hint it was after Lexington and Concord and Common Sense)
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Who was the Father of Independence, served at the First and Second Continental Congress, and participated in negotiating the Treaty of Paris?
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Who was the French aristocrat that served as a General in the Patriot army?
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Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis?
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Who was commander of the Continental Army and the first president?
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Who was the leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty and the cousin of John Adams?
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How did mercantilism lead to the American Revolution?
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Who was the Hispanic that sent money and supplies to the Patriots?
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Give an example of civil disobedience.
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What is the significance of the Ohio River Valley?
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What is Patrick Henry’s famous quote?
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What was George Washington’s role in the Continental Army?
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The Declaration of Independence states that all human beings have ______________ rights.
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Which revolutionary war hero commanded a victory at sea against the British navy?
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What was John Adams response when Abigail Adams asked him to “remember the ladies”?
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Who wrote poems and plays about political matters (propaganda to influence colonists to become patriots)?
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Who was the African American who was the first person to be killed at the Boston Massacre?
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Who was the first African American elected to public office and he was a veteran of the American Revolution?
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Who was an African American spy during the American Revolution?
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Who was an inventor, member of the Declaration of Independence committee, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris?
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Who was the Portuguese Jewish man that helped finance the American Revolution?
The test will have 35 multiple choice questions, 4 short answers, and an essay.
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