Revolution+Quiz

Range of dates: 1774-1783 Range of events: Lexington and Concord to Treaty of Paris of 1783

1. What is meant by the "shot heard round the world"? 2. How did the events at Lexington and Concord change the conflict between Great Britain and the colonies? Explain. 3. What was significant about the battle of Bunker Hill? 4. What was the purpose of the First and Second Continental Congress? What did they accomplish? 5. What effect did Common Sense have on colonial attitudes toward Great Britain? 6. What were the strengths and weakness of the British and Colonials in the war? 7. What were turning points in the war? Why? 8. What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence? What was the date of its signing? 9. How might the content of the Declaration of Independence lead to questions over the issue of slavery? 10. Why was control of Boston in the early revolution important? 11. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?