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1. Why were the Battles of Concord and Lexington significant?
A
They were the last battles of the Civil War
B
They were the first battles of the 100 Years War
C
They were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War
2. How was Benjamin Franklin related to the Stamp Act of 1765?
A
He told Parliament to pass it
B
He enforced it in the American colonies
C
He told Parliament to revoke it
3. What is an imported good?
A
Goods that a country buys from abroad to sell or use
B
Goods that are sold within a country
C
Goods that a country ships out for other countries to buy
4. Why was there an influx of British soldiers following the Townshend Act of 1767?
A
They wanted to train the colonists to fight for the British army
B
They wanted to ensure the taxes required from the Act would be paid
C
They came to seize Benjamin Franklin for being a traitor
5. Who was Crispus Attacks
A
A black soldier who was killed in the Boston Massacre
B
A black architect who helped build Washington D.C.
C
A black farmer who worked with peanuts
6. What was the Boston Tea Party?
A
A political party that believed the economy should focus primarily on selling tea
B
A nickname given to the Whig party because they would always drink tea during meetings
C
An organization of colonists in which they threw tea out into the harbor to send a political message
7. How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party
A
They passed the Voters Rights Act
B
They passed the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts
C
They passed the Stamp Act
8. Which British general sent troops to Concord and Lexington to seize weapons from colonial militias?
A
General Thomas Gage
B
General Benedict Arnold
C
General Stonewall Jackson
9. What are the years in which the American Revolutionary War was fought?
A
1861-1865
B
1914-1918
C
1775-1783