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Colonists were mainly English middle and lower classes, seeking economic betterment or religious freedom.

true

England didn't fight during the winter because it was European tradition to discontinue military offensives during winter months.

true

Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine were famous colonial patriot leaders.

true

the documents that allowed the English to search anywhere at anytime were known as the _____.

writs of Assistance

Which British monarch demanded that the colonies obey the Navigation Acts?

George III

American colonists were accused of not supporting England in the French and Indian War.

True

Charters:

gave owners authority to govern, entitled owners to any profits earned, and guaranteed colonists personal rights of an Englishman

The Act placed taxes on various documents, saying the taxes would be used for defense of the colonies.

stamp

The Treaty of Paris gave England control of which areas?

Canada, the land east of the Mississippi, and Florida.

As a result of the Battle of Yorktown, the French began to openly aid the American cause.

False

Cornwallis's attack on Lexington and Concord sparked the Revolutionary War.

False

The 1781 Treaty of Paris ended the hostilities, giving the colonists their independence.

False

The first official meeting of all colonies was called the:

First Continental Congress

American colonies were founded by:

companies, proprietors, and wealthy Englishmen

Select the restrictions England put on her American colonies in trading.

discouraged buying and selling with foreign countries without English approval allowed many products to only be sold in England demanded that goods from foreign countries being shipped to the United States be inspected and taxed in England first

George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental army by the First Continental Congress.

false


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