Question

1. a group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose br revolution

a) daughters of liberty b) committees of correspondence
c) stamp act congress d) sons of liberty

1. series of laws passed in 1774 to punish boston for the tea party

a) townshend acts b) sugar act
c) quartering act d) intolerable acts

1. american colonists who were determined to fight the british until american independence was won

a) colonists b) loyalists
c) patriots d) settlers

1. american colonists who remained loyal to britain and opposed the war for independence

a) british b) patriots
c) colonists d) loyalists

1. a pamphlet written by thomas paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent na

a) declaration of independence b) olive branch petition
c) common sense d) bill of rights

1. treaty between england and the colonies, formally ended the american revolutionary war

a) treaty of paris (1763) b) declaration of independence
c) treaty of paris (1783) d) olive branch petition

1. 1781 american victory in virginia that forced the british to surrender

a) battle of yorktown b) battle of saratoga
c) battle of charleston d) battle of cowpens

Explanation:

• Question 6: The Sons of Liberty were a secret society formed by colonists to oppose British rule.
• Question 7: The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.
• Question 8: Patriots were American colonists determined to fight for independence.
• Question 9: Loyalists remained loyal to Britain and opposed the independence war.
• Question 10: Common Sense by Thomas Paine argued for colonial independence.
• Question 11: The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the American Revolutionary War.
• Question 12: The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 forced British surrender.

Answer:

1. d) Sons of Liberty
2. d) Intolerable Acts
3. c) Patriots
4. d) Loyalists
5. c) Common Sense
6. c) Treaty of Paris (1783)
7. a) Battle of Yorktown