Pace Mid-quarter Exam 2

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The Quartering Act

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What started the French and Indian War?

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What area of land was Spain given at the end of the French and Indian War?

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Which famous American was captured while leading an attack on the French in the French and Indian War

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What area of land did England get as a result of the French and Indian War?

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After the French and Indian War

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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What was “the shot heard ‘round the world?”

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The Proclamation of 1763 declared that

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In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which

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How did the Colonists respond to British taxes?

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Who was the lawyer for the British at the Boston Massacre trial?

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The Tea Tax

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During the Boston Tea Party the Sons of Liberty who destroyed the tea were dressed as

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This man was the most famous traitor of the American Revolution

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This man was an American ambassador to France who helped get the French to fight with the Americans

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This man wrote the Declaration of Independence

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What might seem misleading about the name Boston Massacre?

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The Battle of Trenton happened the morning after Paul Revere's ride

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The Battle of Concord and Lexington was the first battle of the Revolution.

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The Intolerable Acts were created to punish the city of Boston after the Boston Tea party.

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Six riders were sent to Concord to warn the people the British were coming.

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Dawes was the only rider to reach Concord.

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King James was the British king during the Revolutionary War.

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Marquis de Lafayette and Friedrich von Steuben helped to train the American army.

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List three ways that Thomas Paine helped the American people during the Revolution.

Use this text to answer the question below.

THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.

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Who are the summer soldiers and the sunshine patriots?

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This text was from

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Besides the date how else can you tell that the map on the left is showing North America after the French and Indian War?

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During the war the Americans had all of the following advantages EXCEPT

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What treaty ended the war

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Why was the battle of Saratoga significant?

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Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "The Common Man" that raised American spirits.

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The Battle of Burgoyne is considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War.

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Washington's army spent the hard winter of 1777-1778 at Pigeon Forge.

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At the start of the war, most Native American groups fought against the British in the French and Indian War.

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Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Whose name has come to mean "traitor?"

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What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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Which battle in the Middle States was the major turning point in the Revolution?

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What country made an alliance with the United States?

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Which of the following marked the official end of the American Revolution?

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Which of the following made the greatest contribution to the American victory at Yorktown?

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What did Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette have in common?

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Which of the following was NOT an American strength?

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What was the name of the German soldiers who fought for England?

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"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly." "He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defense of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to 'Defender of the Faith,' than George the Third." "These are the times that try men's souls." The above excerpts are taken from

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"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly." "He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defense of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to 'Defender of the Faith,' than George the Third." "These are the times that try men's souls." Which quote mentions the King of England?

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"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly." "He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defense of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to 'Defender of the Faith,' than George the Third." "These are the times that try men's souls." Which quote refers to starting a new country unlike any that has ever been seen before?

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Who wrote the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

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What is the name of England's general who surrendered at Yorktown?

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If the slave population in American totaled 500,000 in 1776 and 5,000 of those chose to fight for the Continental Army, what percentage of slaves joined the army?

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At the Battle of Bunker Hill 1,200 Americans faced off against 2,400 British. What was the ratio of American to British troops?

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Which geographical feature is not a boundary of the United States after the American Revolution?

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"So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name." -Noah Webster, New England schoolteacher Which statement BEST reflects Noah Webster's position in the above quotation?

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Shay's Rebellion helped to persuade

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Smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because they

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Besides representation, what other major issue required delegates to compromise during the Constitutional Convention?

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What is one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?

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The opening phrase of the Constitution, "We, the people," means the Constitution gets its authority from the

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How did Shay's Rebellion encourage people to push for a plan to revise the Articles of Confederation?

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The passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 meant that

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Which branch of our government makes our laws?

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Wanted only one house in the Legislature.

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Gave large states more power.

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Gave small states more power.

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Wanted two houses in the Legislature.

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Each state would get an equal number of votes at all times.

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At Valley Forge

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What evidence did Captain Preston give to show he did not order the British troops to fire during the Boston Massacre?

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Why might someone argue that the British were not to blame for the Boston Massacre?

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Which event happened first?

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When the French controlled the Ohio River valley they used the land primarily to

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What act was passed in response to Shay's Rebellion?

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Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

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The Articles of Confederation created

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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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By not allowing this, the Northwest Territory created a political problem for the country.

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