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The colonists called
the Albany Congress to encourage unity.
True
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Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie was known
for his defeat of the French at Quebec.
False
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The French and Indian
War was the final colonial war between France and
England.
True.
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From their beginning, the Navigation
Acts were strictly enforced.
False.
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The shortage of money
in the colonies forced the colonists to use a system of
barter.
True
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First Continental Congress
1774
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Which of the following permitted the English to search
colonial homes:
The writs of assistance.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 returned:
- Martinique toFrance
- Guadeloupe toFrance
- Haiti toFrance
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Lord Grenville's program included the
Quartering Act
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The man who said "If this be treason, make the most of
it," was:
Patrick Henry
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Why did England pass the Intolerable Acts?
To punish Boston for the Tea Party
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Why did the Sons of Liberty boycott English goods?
They were protesting the Stamp Act.
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The idea that the power of a country is measured in terms of its gold and silver is called:
Mercantilism
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The First Continental Congress drew up a Declaration of
Rights and Greivances
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Who was the Boston lawyer who opposed the writs of assistance?
James Otis
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What was the purpose of the Townshend Program?
pass taxes to pay the salaries of those enforcing the law
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The Revolution was
not caused so much by the acts of the British government asby their attitudes.
True
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Identify the four reasons why the Navigation Acts were not initially enforced by
England.
- England was at war with France and wanted the
- loyalty of the colonies.
- A struggle was going on between the king of
- England and Parliament.
- Growing trade with the colonies gave more profits
- to the British.
- A great distance separated England and the
- colonies.
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The arrest of two men resulted in the rides of Paul Revere
and William Dawes. Which two men were arrested?
Samuel Adams, and John Hancock.
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What was a main aim of the First Continental Congress?
To have the Intolerable Acts revoked.
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If the British had accepted the Olive Branch Petition,
the Revolutionary War might have been averted
True
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Although the colonial army lacked equipment and money at the beginning of the war, Congress
could levy taxes, which would alleviate the problem.
False.
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The British general at the Battle of
Bunker Hill was Horatio Gates.
False.
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Patriots not only backed England's
actions, they also aided the British army by giving them food
and money.
False
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The victory at Trenton was important
because it caused France to sign a treaty with America that
would provide the aid America so desperately needed.
False
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The British attempt
to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies failed
when Burgoyne surrendered his army at Saratoga.
True
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Lord Grenville's program included the
Virginia Resolves
False
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The first direct tax levied
by England on the colonists was the stamp tax.
True.
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The Intolerable Acts
were aimed at punishing Boston for its infamous Tea
Party.
True.
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The Second Continental Congress:
- made
- provisions for a Continental Army with George Washington as
- commander-in-chiefadopted a
- "Declaration of Causes of Necessity of Taking up Arms"endorsed the
- Olive Branch Petition
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Two characteristics of the Declaration of Independence include:
- expressed the idea that all men are created equal
- and are born with certain rights that no government can take
- from themwas adopted on July 4, 1776
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America's victory in the Revolutionary War was made more
probable for the following four factors:
- because George Washington was an excellent
- leader
- through money, supplies, soldiers, and ships that
- were presented through foreign aid from France
- because of serious blunders on the part of the
- British commanders
- because the colonists were courageous in fighting
- for a cause in which they believed
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Two characteristics of the Committees of Correspondence included:
were formed to encourage communication among the colonies
used fast riders to send news
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The Proclamation Act of 1763:
closed the land west of the Allegheny Mountains to Settlers.
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What were two disadvantages the colonies faced in starting
a war with England?
Lack of money and equipment
lack of organization
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What were two advantages England had in fighting a war in
America?
Well trained soldiers
Money and equipment
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In which of the following places did the British commander Cornwallis surrender?
Yorktown
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The colonist who convinced the French to aid the colonies
was
Benjamin Franklin
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Certain rights were not given by the government but that men were born with them is stated in the:
Declaration of Independence
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"If this be treason, make the most of it," was said by:
Patrick Henry
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