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Which of the following battles marked a turning point in the American Revolution?

A
the Battle of Harlem Heights
B
the Battle of Saratoga
C
the Battle of Long Island
D
the Battle of Valley Forge
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Which of the following Intolerable Acts related to the housing of British troops?

A
the Boston Port Bill
B
the Administration of Justice Act
C
the Massachusetts Government Act
D
the Quartering Act
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What was the goal of the Boston Port Bill, one of the Intolerable Acts?

A
to increase activity in Boston Harbor
B
to rebuild Boston Harbor
C
to isolate Boston by closing its harbor
D
to create new taxes for Boston Harbor
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After King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition, Parliament passed the Prohibitory Act, which

A
closed American ports to overseas trade.
B
addressed the colonists’ most significant complaints.
C
called on British forces to attack the colonies.
D
stopped the British Navy from seizing American ships.
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Which of the following resulted from a missed meeting between British generals Howe and Burgoyne?

A
the surrender of General Howe
B
the British victory at Saratoga
C
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
D
the Continental army’s victory at Saratoga
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In what way was the Ohio River Valley a factor in the French and Indian War?

A
The Ohio River Valley was controlled by both France and Spain.
B
The Ohio River Valley was near the coast and offered trade opportunities.
C
The Ohio River Valley had good farmland and control over rivers.
D
The Ohio River Valley was outside of territory claimed by the Europeans.
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Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766?

A
Parliament agreed with the American colonists that the act was unfair.
B
Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes.
C
Colonists’ boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade.
D
The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.
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Why did the Stamp Act Congress meet in 1765?

A
to form a new government for the colonies
B
to approve the taxes imposed by Parliament
C
to discuss how to respond to the new taxes
D
to agree not to import British goods
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Which tactic did Charles Townshend use to increase British control of the American colonies?

A
He established new trade measures and prohibitions.
B
He formed new peace treaties with Indigenous tribes.
C
He drew a new boundary between French and English colonies.
D
He created new taxes on the American colonists to raise revenue.
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During the Revolutionary Era, women made up the majority of

A
demonstrators.
B
property owners.
C
business owners.
D
church members.
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Which best describes the Albany Plan of Union?

A
It was a failed plan to eliminate the colonists’ right to vote.
B
It was a failed plan to unite the American colonies.
C
It was a failed plan to make the colonies independent from Britain.
D
It was a failed plan to strengthen individual colonial governments.
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When the Second Continental Congress reviewed the Declaration of Independence, it

A
immediately rejected it.
B
suggested changes to it.
C
asked the writing committee to start over.
D
passed it without making changes.
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A reason the Intolerable Acts of 1774 angered colonists was that they

A
added new taxes on colonial goods.
B
prevented all trade in the colonies.
C
required colonists to house British soldiers.
D
kept people from moving to other colonies.
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What happened at the Siege of Boston in 1775?

A
The British tried to capture two important hills.
B
The Continental army fought on the side of the British.
C
The British closed the port of Boston.
D
The colonists tried to take the city back from the British.
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As a result of the Tea Act of 1773,

A
colonial merchants paid more for their tea.
B
British merchants began to smuggle tea.
C
British merchants tried to get the colonies to grow tea.
D
colonial merchants asked the king to take action.
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After the French and Indian War, tension between Britain and the colonies

A
grew due to increased taxation of the colonists because of the war.
B
lessened because colonial life had become more peaceful.
C
lessened because colonists had new land on which to settle.
D
grew due to increased colonial dependence on Britain.
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In addition to influencing the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for

A
the American Bill of Rights.
B
Common Sense.
C
the English Bill of Rights.
D
the Iroquois Constitution.
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Who built forts on land claimed by Virginia, prompting the first battles of the French and Indian War?

A
the Iroquois Confederacy
B
France
C
Spain
D
the Ottawa people
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What happened at Concord in April of 1775?

A
The British retreated from the fierce fighting of the minutemen.
B
The British captured all of the colonists’ ammunition.
C
The minutemen retreated from the fierce fighting of the British.
D
The minutemen went into hiding after British troops arrived.
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What was one way that American colonial women fought British taxation?

A
They made clothes for their families.
B
They smuggled goods to avoid customs.
C
They became firebrand speakers.
D
They voted against taxation in elections.

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