Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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Who were The Minutemen?
a. | colonists | b. | men said to be ready to fight in a minute | c. | British troops | d. | French
countrymen |
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Who was the commander-in-chief of the American
forces?
a. | George Washington | b. | Benjamin Franklin | c. | Thomas
Jefferson | d. | John Adams |
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Why did Britain think the colonists would stay
loyal to them?
a. | they built their houses | b. | they taught them everything | c. | they relied on slavery | d. | they were the
mother country |
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France lent its support to the
colonies
a. | because they liked George
Washington | b. | to get back at
Britain for defeating them | c. | so that they could
come live in America | d. | because they
wanted to be in the war |
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What was the Treaty of Amity and
Commerce?
a. | A document to support slavery | b. | Affirmed the colonists’ right to be free | c. | A bill to send to Congress | d. | Recognized the US as an independent nation and promoted
trade |
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What was the Treaty of Alliance?
a. | Made every nation work
together | b. | Created a new colony of
Americans | c. | Made the US and France allies in the
war | d. | Documented the war
effort |
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