1. Quick Quiz US1.6a-b Ready, Set, Go!

2. What did England want to remain? A World Power!

3. What is the Stamp Act? A tax on printed Material

4. Why did England tax the colonies with the Stamp Act? To finance the French and Indian War

5. Why did England pass the Quartering Act? To help maintain English troops in the colonies.

6. What did the colonists want in Parliament? Representation!

7. Who had the idea of Life, Liberty, and Property? John Locke

8. What is an “unalienable” right? A right that cannot be taken away!

9. Thomas Jefferson wrote Life, Liberty and_________? The pursuit of happiness!

10. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe the government derives power from? The People

11. If the government violates people’s rights, what does Thomas Jefferson believe that people have a right and duty to do? Change the government

12. What was the name of the document that proclaimed the 13 colonies independent from England? The Declaration of Independence

13. Who was the British during the Revolutionary era? George III

14. Who was commander of the Continental Army? George Washington

15. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death?” Patrick Henry

16. Who wrote Common Sense? Thomas Paine

17. Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson

18. Who was a former slave that wrote plays and poems supporting the American Revolution? Phyllis Wheatley

19. Who said: “The British are coming!” Paul Revere

20. What battle was the turning point of the war? Battle of Saratoga

21. Where did Cornwallis surrender? Yorktown

22. Who led the Boston Tea Party? Samuel Adams and Paul Revere

23. The treaty where England recognized American independence? Treaty of Paris

24. What happened at the Boston Massacre? Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers.

25. Where was the first armed conflict of the war? Battle of Lexington and Concord.

26. What were the 3 colonial advantages during the war? Defense of land, principles and beliefs France and Spain Strong Leadership

27. When was the Declaration of Independence approved? July 4, 1776

28. At what did delegates from all colonies meet to discuss problems with England and promote independence? First Continental Congress

29. Good Job The End