The American Revolution

Review Question: England (Britain) had imposed (charged) taxes on the colonies as a result of their debt from which war?

• the Civil War

• the Vietnam War

• the French and Indian War

• the Korean War

Answer explanation

Remember... these British taxes are what had made the colonists SO ANGRY against the British, in the first place!

How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga?

• They planned to split the colonies in half along the Hudson River.

• They planned to surround the colonists on all sides.

• They planned to capture Major Gates so they could win the battle.

• They planned to cut off their food supply from the nearby river.

What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention 1787?

• Washington met with King George III to negotiate lower taxes

• Benjamin Franklin created the design for the Liberty Bell

• Our Founding Fathers met to write a peace treaty to officially end the war

• Delegates from the colonies met to write a new plan for government.

Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

True/False: America was always a free country.

• True

• False

What important role did George Washington play during the war?

• Washington was the President during the Revolutionary War

• Washington was a spy for the American colonists during the war

• Washington warned the colonists that the British were coming

• Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the war

The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?

• Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes

• King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.

• The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having any say in government.

• All of the above

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

• A new tax was put on tea from Great Britain

• A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to join the Royal Navy

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to return to Britain

True/False: King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations.

• True

• False

What was the first official document that served as a plan of government for the newly freed colonies now known as The United States of America?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights