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The Marquis de Lafayette helped George Washington during the American Revolution by

sending supplies to Valley Forge.

volunteering to join the British army as a spy.

refusing to participate in the siege of Yorktown.

convincing France to send 6,000 soldiers.

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The Stamp Act of 1765 was named for

a tax related to mailing and postage stamps.

a desire to “stamp” out a tax and end it.

the act of handing in stamps bought in advance.

stamps that taxed all papers, pamphlets, and cards.

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 considered a victory for the Continental army?

The Continental army maintained its control of Bunker Hill.

The British army sustained heavy casualties.

The Continental army forced British soldiers to retreat to Boston.

The British army was forced to use most of its ammunition.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to

regulate trade.

enforce laws.

conduct diplomacy.

raise a national army.

During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.

Great Compromise.

Southern Compromise.

Three-Fifths Compromise.

What led British soldiers to fire on Boston’s townspeople on March 5, 1770?

The soldiers were enforcing the Townshend Acts.

The townspeople had thrown objects at the soldiers.

The townspeople had fired at the soldiers.

The soldiers were enforcing the Quartering Act.

Which of the following colonial leaders helped form a Franco-American alliance in 1778?

General Burgoyne

Benjamin Franklin

Lord Dunmore

General Washington

The Iroquois Constitution influenced the Declaration of Independence by

describing how smaller groups could rebel against a more powerful group.

describing how several groups could work together under a single government.

showing that all people should be allowed to vote in elections.

providing language that expressed problems with a colonial power.

Besides the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Declaration of Rights also served as a model for which document?

the US Bill of Rights

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

the English Bill of Rights

the Iroquois Constitution

What was the goal of the Boston Port Bill of the 1770s?

to help Massachusetts create more trade

to lower taxes on Boston Harbor

to punish Massachusetts by closing Boston Harbor

to reward Massachusetts by rebuilding Boston Harbor

When Common Sense was published, many American merchants and businesses remained loyal to the king because

they were afraid he would close American ports.

they wanted to keep collecting taxes on British goods.

they knew Americans would execute anyone who rebelled.

they wanted the British to defend them from French attacks..

After reviewing the original draft, the committee charged with writing the Declaration of Independence

rewrote it.

changed it.

presented it to Congress.

sent it to each colony.

During the earliest days of the American Revolution, General Washington believed that

financial support from other countries would guarantee a colonial victory.

the war would be short and end in colonial independence.

soldiers’ short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory.

the war would be long but would end in colonial independence.

What did Congress do during the first territorial stage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

establish schools

establish slavery

appoint governors and judges

set up state legislatures

The Declaration of Independence explained

problems the colonists had with British rule.

reasons colonists formed the Continental Congress.

why some colonists refused to boycott British goods.

why the colonies objected to the Boston Tea Party.

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