Question | Answer | % Correct |
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In what year did the 7 Year’s War end? | 1763 | 91%
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When were the Townshend Duties repealed? | 1770 | 86%
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When were the Townshend duties passed? | 1767 | 82%
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When was the Tea Act? | 1773 | 82%
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How many people died in the Boston Massacre of 1770? | 5 | 77%
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How much was the tea worth, sunk in the Boston Tea Party? (In pounds) | 10,000 | 73%
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When was it issued? | 1775 | 73%
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When was the Battle of Bunker Hill? | 1775 | 73%
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In what year were the battles of Lexington and Concord? | 1775 | 73%
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When did Britain declare all of Massechussetts to be in rebellion? | 1775 | 73%
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Who was appointed leader of the Continental Army? | George Washington | 73%
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When were the Articles of Confederation passed? | 1781 | 68%
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In what year was the Battle of Yorktown? | 1781 | 68%
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How many members of the Sons of Liberty took part in the Boston Tea Party? | 60 | 68%
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In what year were the Coercive Acts passed? | 1774 | 64%
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In what year did the French intervene in the Revolutionary War? | 1778 | 64%
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In what year did the British decide to seek peace? | 1783 | 64%
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Give the date of the Peace of Paris. | 1783 | 64%
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In 1778, 65% of the British Army was in North America. What was it by 1780? | 20% | 64%
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What sum did Britain hope to raise with the Townshend duties per year? (In pounds) | 40,000 | 64%
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Who is identified as a tyrant in the Declaration of Independence? | King George III | 64%
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Who was King at the start and end of the Revolutionary War? | King George III | 64%
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When did Spain enter the War? | 1779 | 59%
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Which British General surrendered at Yorktown? | Cornwallis | 59%
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Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine | 59%
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How many copies did it sell? | 12,000 | 55%
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When was the Declaratory Act? | 1776 | 55%
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When was the Battle of Saratoga? | 1777 | 55%
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What name did the Americans give to the Coercive Acts? | Intolerable | 55%
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Who organised this body? | Sam Adams | 55%
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What percent of Britain’s Navy was present in America in the same year? | 13% | 50%
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How many colonial militia-men surrounded Boston after the British retreated from Lexington? | 20 000 | 50%
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Name the body set up to provide a means of communication between the different colonies. | Committees of Correspondence | 50%
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Name the last civilian Governor of Boston? | Thomas Hutchinson | 50%
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What percentage of the population were loyalists in 1770, as calculated by the Patriots? | 33% | 45%
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Which two British Generals failed to attend the Battle of Saratoga? | Clinton and Howe | 45%
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Who was the British commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill? | Howe | 45%
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Where did the Continental Congress meet in 1774? | Philadelphia | 45%
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How many ships did they have? | 340 | 41%
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Which three ships were involved in the incident in Boston? | Dartmouth, Eleanor, Beaver | 41%
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Which company had been given monopoly over trading Tea in America? | East India Trading Company | 41%
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What was the cost per year of administering the American Colonies by 1770? (In pounds) | 350,000 | 36%
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How late were reinforcements to Yorktown? | 5 Days | 36%
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How many troops did the British have in Yorktown? | 9000 | 36%
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Which state signed the Articles of Confederation last in 1781? | Maryland | 36%
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Who fired the first shot at Lexington Green (“the shot that was heard around the world”)? | No one knows | 36%
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How many did the combined American and French have? | 16,000 | 32%
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How long was it before trade patterns between Britain and the newly independent Americans restored to pre-war levels? | 5 years | 32%
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What was the yearly debt bill for Britain after the 7 Year’s War? (In pounds) | 8 Million | 32%
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On what Hill did it actually take place? | Breeds | 32%
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Name the first victim of the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Atticus | 32%
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What sum did Britain gain through taxation per year? (In pounds) | 4.4 Million | 27%
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What did Lord North say in response to the loss? | Oh God it’s all over | 27%
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How did Continental Congress finance the War? | Paper money | 27%
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Sum up how the King felt about the Revolution after the event in one word. | Regret | 27%
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How many chests of Tea were thrown into Boston harbour? | 432 | 23%
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How much debt was Britain in at the end of the Revolutionary War? | £232 million | 18%
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What was Britain’s population in 1776? | 2.4 Million | 18%
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How many British casualties were there at Bunker Hill? | 273 | 18%
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What were the votes for and against the Olive Branch Petition in Britain? | 83 to 33 | 18%
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How many American casualties were there at Bunker Hill? | 88 | 18%
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What did the Americans do in response to the Townshend Duties? | Boycott of British goods | 14%
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Who was the American General? | Gates | 14%
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What did “most” Americans believe in? (2 words) | Glorious cause | 14%
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Name three things taxed by the Townshend Duties | Lead, paint and china | 14%
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What replaced the above Governor? | Military government under general Gage | 14%
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In what way did Quebec benefit from the Coercive Acts? | Religious freedom | 14%
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Name the French commanders now in America | Rochambeau, La Fayette and Comte Charles De Grasse | 14%
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Who led the winter invasion of Quebec in 1775? | Benedict Arnold | 9%
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What territory did they still hold even after deciding to seek peace? | Charleston and Savannah | 9%
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What happened when this proposal reached the House of Lords? | Defeated | 9%
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Give the full date of the Declaration of Independence. | July 4th 1776 | 9%
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What was the impact of the above on Britain? | Changed defence priorities | 5%
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What was General Burgoyne’s plan? | Cut off north by linking Lake Champlain to the Hudson, meet with Clinton | 5%
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Which two groups did Britain have to rely on for support in the war (in terms of boots on the ground)? (2) | Hessians and Indians | 5%
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What did William Pitt the Elder propose to do to solve the rebellion? | Home government and repeal all taxes | 5%
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Who was present in the peace negotiations? | John Jay, John Adams, Ben Franklin | 5%
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Key feature of the Coercive Acts. | Murder trials to be held in England | 5%
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Key feature of the Coercive Acts. | Quartering Acts | 5%
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Key feature of the Coercive Acts. | Replace Hutchinson with Gage | 5%
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What did Burgoyne say upon his defeat (to his American victors)? | “The fortune of war has made me your prisoner General” | 5%
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Name the other areas Britain had to defend upon the intervention of France and Spain. | West and East Indies, Channel, India | 5%
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How many soldiers did the British have at their disposal in 1776? | 8000, rising to 9000 | 0%
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What happened to Burgoyne and his forces (which was not the term negotiated by Gates on the battlefield)? | All prisoners of war until 1783 | 0%
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What were the main arguments in Common Sense? | America should form its own government | 0%
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What did the Declaratory Act do? | British could tax the colonies when and where they pleased | 0%
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What did they do in 1781? | Cleared the Mississippi Valley of British, sieged Gibraltar | 0%
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Key feature of the Coercive Acts. | Closure of Boston harbor until the tea is paid for | 0%
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What logistical issues did Britain face in the war? | Could only supply and defend the coasts, transfer across the Atlantic | 0%
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What did the Committees of Correspondence become in 1775? | De facto government of the USA | 0%
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Who led the conservative faction in Continental Congress (who did not want to break with Britain)? | John Dickson | 0%
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Name the strengths of Washington. | Morale, inventive tactics, use of militia, experienced - fought in the French and Indian wars | 0%
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What happened at Valley Forge? | More Americans died here than in all battles combined. Harsh winter, kept morale up. | 0%
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What two things Congress could not do after the Articles of Confederation. | Raise tax, no president | 0%
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What could Congress could do after the Articles of Confederation? | Set weights and measures, ask for men and money, declare war, foreign and Indian policy | 0%
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What happened on the Delaware River? | Surprise raid on Christmas eve, crossed icy river | 0%
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What was the main motivation of the British in 1776? | Teach the colonists a lesson | 0%
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Why did the patriots send the Olive Branch Petition knowing it was likely to be rejected? | To convert Loyalists into Patriots | 0%
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Name the outcomes of the Peace of Paris. | US independent, border set at Mississippi, safe treatment of loyalists, fishing rights, Senegal and Goree to France, Britain keeps Quebec and Caribbean | 0%
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