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Early United States Origins and the Seven Years War
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Early United States Origins and the Seven Years War
APUSH UNIT 3
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1
Question
What happened after the First Continental Congress petition was dismissed by the king’s government?
Answer
Massachusetts declared in rebellion; troops were sent to quell disorders
2
Question
What events marked the first battles of the American Revolution?
Answer
Violent clashes in Massachusetts between colonists and British troops
3
Question
Who warned Lexington of the British march to Concord?
Answer
Paul Revere and William Dawes
4
Question
Where did the militia assemble to face the British on April 19, 1775?
Answer
Lexington village green
5
Question
What is ambiguous about the first shot of Lexington and Concord?
Answer
The shooter of the first shot is not known with certainty
6
Question
What happened at Concord after the British seized the town's supplies?
Answer
Americans fired from behind walls; British suffered casualties
7
Question
What casualties did the British suffer during the march back to Boston?
Answer
250 casualties and humiliation
8
Question
Where and when did the Battle of Bunker Hill occur?
Answer
Breed’s Hill near Boston, June 17, 1775
9
Question
What was fortified at Breed’s Hill?
Answer
A colonial militia position by Massachusetts farmers
10
Question
What misnomer exists about the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Answer
Named after Bunker Hill though fought at Breed’s Hill
11
Question
What major body met in Philadelphia in May 1775?
Answer
The Second Continental Congress
12
Question
What were the two main attitudes within the Second Continental Congress?
Answer
Independence vs. seeking reconciliation with Britain
13
Question
What did Congress authorize to raid Quebec?
Answer
A force under Benedict Arnold
14
Question
When was the American navy and marine corps organized, and for what purpose?
Answer
Fall 1775 to attack British ships
15
Question
What was the initial policy of the Second Continental Congress regarding war and peace?
Answer
Wage war while seeking a peaceful settlement
16
Question
What petition did the delegates send in July 1775?
Answer
Olive Branch Petition to King George III
17
Question
What was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition?
Answer
Dismissed the petition and Parliament passed the Prohibitory Act
18
Question
What did the Prohibitory Act declare?
Answer
The colonies were in rebellion
19
Question
What action did Parliament take a few months after the Act?
Answer
Forbade all trade and shipping with the colonies
20
Question
Who introduced the resolution declaring the colonies independent, and when?
Answer
Richard Henry Lee, June 7, 1776
21
Question
What committee was formed to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
A committee including Thomas Jefferson
22
Question
What are the famous phrases listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness; equality; unalienable rights
23
Question
On what date did Congress adopt Lee's resolution for independence?
Answer
July 2, 1776
24
Question
On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress?
Answer
July 4, 1776
25
Question
When did Richard Henry Lee introduce the resolution for independence?
Answer
June 7, 1776
26
Question
Who was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson and four others
27
Question
What fundamental rights did the Declaration claim?
Answer
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
28
Question
On what date did the congress adopt Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?
Answer
July 4, 1776
29
Question
What policy did Congress initially pursue regarding rebellion and peace?
Answer
Wage war while seeking a peaceful settlement
30
Question
What act did Parliament pass in August 1775?
Answer
Prohibitory Act declaring the colonies in rebellion