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| Which of these was a famous political cartoon during the Revolution? | ![]() | 100%
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| When did Columbus "discover" the Americas? | 1492 CE | 100%
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| What city saw British soldiers open fire on American hecklers armed only with snowballs, and perhaps snowballs with rocks in them? | Boston | 100%
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| Which of these was one of the Thirteen Colonies? | Delaware | 100%
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| Catholicism was the dominant religion in the Thirteen Colonies. | False | 100%
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| The primary reason for tension between Britain and America was that American colonists wanted to end slavery. | False | 100%
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| What did the Quartering Act do? | Forced Americans to provide British soldiers with room and board | 100%
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| Which of these is the "turning point" of the war, when the Americans started winning? | Saratoga | 100%
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| What tax made Americans so angry that they boycotted all luxury goods from Britain? | Stamp Act | 100%
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| Where did an American soldier fire the "shot heard round the world"? | The Battles of Lexington and Concord | 100%
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| What 1776 document reads, "When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connect them with another..." | The Declaration of Independence | 100%
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| What group was responsible for the Gaspee Affair and the Boston Tea Party? | The Sons of Liberty | 100%
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| New England was founded by Englishmen who left Europe to seek religious freedom. | True | 100%
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| Britain won control of most North America during the Seven Years' War. | True | 100%
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| The Founding Fathers of the United States created one of the best systems of democracy the world had ever seen. | True | 100%
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| During what battle did Washington defeat Lord Cornwallis? | Yorktown | 100%
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| Which of the following did the Battle of Saratoga affect the MOST? | European politics | 50%
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| The American colonies were completely reliant on Britain for food and supply in the late 1700s. | False | 50%
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| Which of the following does NOT describe the American government following the Revolutionary War? | Monarchy | 50%
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| During the Revolutionary War, what disease killed more people than combat? | Small Pox | 50%
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| American colonists wanted the right to expand into the Ohio Valley, but Britain forbade this in the Royal Proclamation of 1763. | True | 50%
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| Which of these was not a glorious moment for George Washington? | Valley Forge | 50%
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| The Tea Act was the first major law Britain passed that hiked taxes. | False | 0%
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| Which of these events led to Britain passing the "Intolerable Acts"? | The Boston Tea Party | 0%
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