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Scholastica, Revolutionary War
Colonies
Question: Which colony was settled by debtors and criminals
Answer: Georgia
Question: Which colony was settled by William Penn and the Quakers
Answer: Pennsylvania
Question: Roger Williams settled which colony
Answer: Rhode Island
Question: Thomas Hooker settled here after he was force to leave Massachusetts
Answer: Conneticut
Question: This colony was originally founded by the Dutch
Answer: New York
Early Years
Question: The pilgrims landed here
Answer: Plymouth
Question: The first permanent English settlement which was led by John Smith was here
Answer: Jamestown
Question: The French and Indian war was fought over which territory
Answer: The Ohio valley
Question: What lands did the French lose at the end of the French and Indian war
Answer: All of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
Question: What fort did George Washington attempt to take from the French during the French and Indian was
Answer: Fort Duquesne
England's taxes
Question: Why did the English begin to tax the colonies
Answer: The English were poor because of the cost of the French and Indian war and other wars in Europe
Question: This Act was a tax placed upon every newspaper, bill, or court paper in the colonies.
Answer: Stamp Act
Question: The colonists refused to pay the tax, and England sent more troops to the colonies. A fight began and 5 colonists were killed. This skirmish is known as
Answer: The Boston Massacre
Question: After the killing of the 5 colonists, England cancelled all taxes except for one. Which tax remained
Answer: The Tea Tax
Question: How did England respond to the Boston Tea Party revolt
Answer: They closed the Boston Harbor and refused to let supplies into Massachusetts
People of Revolution
Question: This man was put in charge as the commander of minutemen
Answer: George Washington
Question: This man rode at midnight to wake the colonists to tell them that the British soldiers were attacking
Answer: Paul Revere
Question: This man is the King of England at the time of the Revolution
Answer: George III
Question: This man said "Give me liberty or give me death"
Answer: Patrick Henry
Question: This man was the president of the Continental Congress
Answer: John Hancock
Hodge Podge
Question: The shot heard around the world was fired in what town? (the first battle of the revolution}
Answer: Lexington
Question: The colonial arms and ammunition were being secretly stored in this town
Answer: Concord
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