U2: Quiz #1

Match the following historical figures to their event.

• Wrote Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

• NAVY General

• Thomas Jefferson

• "1st to Defy, 1st to Die"

• George Washington

• ARMY General

• Crispus Attucks

• Wrote the DOI

• John Paul Jones

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Revolution Figures

What was the main purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• To persuade the colonists to fight for independence.

• To convince the colonists to stay with Britain.

• To persuade the King of England to treat the colonies better.

• To persuade the colonies to change their economies.

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Revolution Figures

How did the colonists IMMEDIATLY react to Parliament's Intolerable Acts?

• The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation.

• The colonists made the Bill of Rights.

• The 1st Continental Congress met & sent a list of grievances to England.

• The 1st Continental Congress met & created the DOI.

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Continental Congress

Unalienable rights are​ (a)   . The 3 unalienable rights are life, liberty & ​ (b)  

• god given rights
• government given rights
• parent given rights
• happiness
• equality
• wealth

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DOI

Which geographic feature did England use as a boundary for the Proclamation Line?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Lake Michigan

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

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French/Indian War

How did mercantilism create tension between England & the 13 Colonies?

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have.

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies.

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military.

• By not allowing the colonists to trade with other foreign countries.

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Mercantilism

Which harbor of New England did English Parliament close in the Intolerable Acts?

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Intolerable Acts

Match the following Parliament Acts to their correct description.

• Colonists House English Troops

• Sugar Act

• Sugar Tax

• Tea Act

• Tea Tax

• Intolerable Act

• Closed Down the Boston Harbor.

• Stamp Act

• Paper Tax

• Quartering Act

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Parliament

Why were the colonists upset with the Stamp Act, Sugar Act & Tea Act?

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre.

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party.

• Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.

• Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III

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Parliament

Match the following battles of the Revolution to its correct description.

• First battle of the revolution.

• Battle of Saratoga

• Colonists convinced France to join.

• Battle of Lexington/Concord

• British Surrender.

• Battle of Yorktown

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Revolution Battles