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Grade 8 American Revolution
The Tea act was the chief cause of the ...
  1. Civil War
  2. French and Indian War
  3. Boston Tea Party
  4. Boston Massacre
Grade 8 American Revolution
Who won the battle of Saratoga?
  1. Colonists
  2. Native Americans
  3. British
  4. none of the above
  5. No one won; it was a truce on both sides.
Grade 8 American Revolution
This army included Native Americans, Loyalists, and Mercenaries.
  1. Continental Army
  2. British Army
Grade 8 American Revolution
General Washington defeated the Hessians on December 26th at which battle?
  1. Battle of Trenton
  2. Battle of New York
  3. Battle of Saratoga
  4. Battle of Yorktown
Grade 8 American Revolution
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
  1. The did not blieve in any form of taxation.
  2. They had no representatives to vote on the tax.
  3. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
  4. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.
Grade 8 American Revolution
Choose the proper order in which these events occurred
  1. The First Continental Congress, The Intolerable Acts,The Proclamation of 1763
  2. The Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress, The Proclamation of 1763
  3. The Proclamation of 1763, The Intolerable Acts, The First Continental Congress
Grade 8 American Revolution

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Some women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Revolutionary War.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 American Revolution
Why did the Sons of Liberty hold the Boston Tea Party?
  1. They did not like British Tea.
  2. They were protesting that they had to buy only from the East India Company.
  3. They wanted to start a war with Great Britain.
  4. They claimed it was not them but the Native Americans.
Grade 8 American Revolution
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
  1. George Washington
  2. Paul Revere
  3. Sam Adams
  4. Patrick Henry
Grade 8 American Revolution
The colonist did not want to have British troops for protection because they could call on their militias. What was a militia?
  1. They were an Army that the colonial assemblies paid for.
  2. They were a small army of regular people.
  3. They were a professional army that they rented to protect themselves.
  4. They were Native Americans that liked the colonist.
Grade 8 American Revolution
British weaknesses included . . .
  1. poor uniforms and little food.
  2. recruiting Native Americans and African Americans to the British side.
  3. the distance between Britain and the Americas, poor leadership and constant changes of leadership,and unhappy public taxpayers in Britain.
  4. many new recruits were trying to become soldiers, and lack of experienced soldiers.
Grade 8 American Revolution
What was Valley Forge?
  1. A Military Camp
  2. A Battle Site
  3. A Fort
  4. A City
  5. A Valley
Grade 8 American Revolution
What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
  1. The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.
  2. The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.
  3. The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.
  4. The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.
Grade 8 American Revolution
The French supported the Patriots with
  1. money
  2. equipment
  3. Both A and B
  4. horses
Grade 8 American Revolution
The Continental Army had troubles that made the war filled with weaknesses such as lack of supplies and food. Still,the Americans had some great strengths; some of those are . . .
  1. George Washington's leadership, patriotism, and the help of the French
  2. How well they could beg for food, and getting paid for soldiering.
  3. The Hessians, being well-trained and experienced soldiers, and secret gold stashes.
Grade 8 American Revolution
How long did the American Revolution last?
  1. almost five years
  2. almost eight years
  3. just over nine years
  4. exactly eleven years
Grade 8 American Revolution
What important battle in 1781 decided the final outcome of the Revolutionary war ?
  1. Battle of Yorktown
  2. Battle of New Orleans
  3. Battle of King's Mountain
  4. Battle of Stoney Point
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