US History American Revolution

Which of the following acts limited colonists' westward movement past the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

• Declaration of Boundaries

• Proclamation of 1763

Where were the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Breed's Hill

What was the name of the law passed by Parliament that required colonists pay higher prices for goods by requiring them to have the approval of the government?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

• Townshend Act

• Grenville Act

What was the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Adams' Raiders

• Freedom Fighters

• Sons of Liberty

Which law passed by parliament led to a famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and committed acts of vandalism and destruction?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

What was Great Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party that included the closing of Boston Harbor?

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Riots

• Proclamation of 1773

How did colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?

• Housewives began to boycott British Tea

• An angry mob in Boston harassed British soldiers

• Assemblies in the colonies set up committees of correspondence

• The First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights

This founding father signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, formed the first volunteer firefighting company, was a noted newspaperman and publisher, invented bifocal glasses, stoves and musical instruments.

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Bernard Fife

• Thomas Paine

A former French and Indian War commander, this Virginia planter and politician was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Steven Seagal

• Horatio Gates

This group of colonists sided with the views of Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson during the war.

• Tories

• Loyalists

• Separatists

• Patriots