American Revolution

Which of the following was a major concern for the British at the end of the French 

and Indian War?

• 1. Britain had to find a way to pay back war debt

• 2. Slave rebellions were occurring throughout the entire south

• 1. Spain began attacking the American colonies

• 1. France was quickly gaining more land in America

What law forced Americans to feed and house British soldiers?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

Which colonial port was declared closed in the Intolerable Acts?

• New York

• Boston

• Charleston

• Jamestown

A person who supported the British during the Revolution was called a:

• Minuteman

• Militiaman

• Patriot

• Loyalist

The head of the first continental army was:

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

All of the following statements about the Battle of Bunker Hill are true except:

• 1.      

  2. more American soldiers died than British

• 1. it was  a British victory

• 1. the Americans ran out of gunpowder

• 1. more British soldiers died than Americans

Who warned the Americans that “the British are coming!”?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

A patriot is a person who

• 1. Attempted to stop all trade with American merchants

• 1. Supported the movement for American independence

• 1. Attempted to solve problems between Britain and America

• 1. Supported the authority of the king over the colonies

A patriot is a person who

• 1. Attempted to stop all trade with American merchants

• 1. Supported the movement for American independence

• 1. Attempted to solve problems between Britain and America

• 1. Supported the authority of the king over the colonies

What was forbidden by the Proclamation of 1763?

• smuggling of sugar and molasses

• migration into Canada

• migration west of the Appalachian Mountains

• fur trapping in America