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Grade 8 American Revolution
which country was NOT an ally of the colonists?
  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. Mexico
  4. Canada
Grade 8 American Revolution
Shays' Rebellion, a group of rioting farmers angry about their economic situation and lack of representation after the Revolutionary War,
  1. brought to light the weakness of the central government in the Articles of Confederation.
  2. were financed by wealthy merchants in Boston.
  3. displayed the need for local police.
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which was the battle that changed the course of the war because the Patriots were victorious?
  1. Battle of Trenton
  2. Battle of Long Island
  3. Battle of Princeton
  4. Battle of Saratoga
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which state declared the British laws "null and void" and declared themselves free from tyranny in 1775?
  1. New York
  2. North Carolina
  3. Boston
  4. North Dakota
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
  1. Treaty of Virginia
  2. Treaty of Paris in 1783
  3. Treaty of San Lorenzo
  4. Treaty of Louisiana
Grade 8 American Revolution
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document cut ties between America and Great Britain and listed the numerous reasons justifying doing so.
  1. Declaration of Independance
  2. House of Burgesses
  3. Constitution of the United States
  4. Mayflower Compact
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which of these resolved the conflict between the two plans of government proposed during the Constitutional Convention?
  1. The New York Compromise
  2. The Massachusetts Plan
  3. The Connecticut Plan
  4. The Great Compromise
Grade 8 American Revolution
What is the name of the document that ended the American Revolution and granted the United States all territory held by Great Britain in America below Canada?
  1. Treaty of Paris
  2. Constitution of the United States
  3. Common Sense
  4. Declaration of Independance
Grade 8 American Revolution
This Act of 1765 required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
  1. Paper Act
  2. Stamp Act
  3. Seal Act
  4. Townshed Act
Grade 8 American Revolution
Who was the leader of the British army in the South during the American Revolution?
  1. George Clinton
  2. Lord Cornwallis
  3. Horatio Gates
  4. Benedict Arnold
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which put taxes on paper goods?
  1. Stamp Act
  2. Sugar Act
  3. Intolerable Act
  4. Money Act
Grade 8 American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson borrowed ideas from this person in writing the Declaration of Independence?
  1. John Burgoyne
  2. Thomas Paine
  3. John Locke
  4. John Adams
  5. Barack Obama
Grade 8 American Revolution
George Washington and his Continental Army came closest to defeat at which event?
  1. Siege of Boston
  2. Battle of Yorktown
  3. Winter at Valley Forge
  4. Battle of Trenton
Grade 8 American Revolution
What is the American Revolution?
  1. A war between Britain and France.
  2. A war between the 13 Colonies and Britain.
  3. A war.
  4. A war that happened in France.
Grade 8 American Revolution
The army of the colonies was called the
  1. Continental Congress
  2. Continental Army
  3. King's Army
  4. Royal Army
Grade 8 American Revolution
All of the following are American victories EXCEPT...
  1. Trenton
  2. Siege of Boston
  3. Yorktown
  4. Bunker Hill
Grade 8 American Revolution
In June 1767, Parliament passed the this Act, which placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
  1. Townshend Act
  2. Tea Act
  3. Stamp Act
  4. Declaratory Act
Grade 8 American Revolution
In 1764, Parliament passed this Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported by the colonists
  1. Townshed Act
  2. Tea Act
  3. Stamp Act
  4. Sugar Act
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