1. Why did the colonists throw tea into the Boston Harbor?

a. to fight a tax
b. to start a war
c. to stop town meetings
d. to anger British soldiers

2. "The _____ began in 1775 when British soldiers fought with local soldiers."

a. French and Indian War
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Boston Massacre
d. American Revolution

3. The Patriots won independence _____.

a. with a declaration
b. with the Constitution
c. when the British surrendered
d. when the Spanish assisted them

4. A(n) _____ is the overthrow of a government.

a. tax
b. revolution
c. independent
d. Declaration of Independence

5. What Virginian wrote the _____ that says, “all men are created equal"?

a. George Washington
b. James Madison
c. Paul Revere
d. Thomas Jefferson

6. The newly created United States of America stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________.

a. Mississippi River
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Ohio River
d. Rocky Mountains

7. Where did George Washington and his troops spend the winter f 1777-1778?

a. Yorktown
b. Valley Forge
c. Concord
d. Lexington

8. What did the "Stamp Act" tax?

a. food
b. paper items
c. tea
d. mail

9. Who cried "The British are Coming!" to warn colonists?

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. Paul Revere
d. James Madison

10. What was another name for the colonists?

a. lobsterbacks
b. Patriots
c. spies
d. Americans