Apush Random Question

1. The British party sympathetic to the America caused?

a. The Whigs Party

2. How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?

b. Closed the port of Boston until damages were paid.

3. Why did colonist resent the Townshend Acts?

c. Revenues from the taxation would support British officials and judges in America.

4. Who were the Hessians?

d. German mercenaries hired by George III to fight American revolutionaries.

5. Did African Americans fight on British loyalist or American patriot or both sides?

e. Both sides.

6. What was John Hancock nickname?

f. “King of the smugglers”

7. Name one thing British mercantilism enforce restrictions on?

g. Colonial manufacturing, trade, or paper currency.

8. Were the Loyalists strongest in New England and Virginia?

h. No

9. Was the Battle of Saratoga a key turning point of the War for Independence?

i. Yes

10. Where did the numerous Loyalist & Patriots fought?

j. In the Carolina

11. Who wrote “Common Sense”?

k. Thomas Paine

12. Where did the first African arrive?

l. Jamestown

13. When was the Carolina colony created?

m. In 1670

14. Most powerful branch in the new state constitution after the revolution is.?

n. Legislative Branch.

15. Name one of the most influential figures in the constitutional convention?

o. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, & Alexander Hamilton.

16. What year was the Stamp Act passed?

p. 1765

17. Who were the Loyalist?

q. America colonists who support the British government.

18. Who were the Patriots?

r. America colonists who want Independence from British government.

19. Who was defeated at Saratoga in 1777?

s. General Burgoyne

20. The America military strategy that narrowly failed in December 1775?

t. A two-pronged attack on British forces in New York.

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