Acts and Protests that Led to the Revolution (Lesson)

Acts and Protests that Led to the Revolution (Lesson)

I can empathize with the colonists and explain why the colonists wanted independence .

I can participate in a debate that argues the justifications of the Boston Massacre.

Multiple Choice

Which law tried to establish a Western border and protect colonists from Indigenous People attacks?

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Quartering Act

Multiple Choice

Which of the following laws, put in place by the British, allowed for the British soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes?

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Multiple Choice

Which law did the British pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

Multiple Select

Which of the following laws, put in place by the British, raised taxes?

• Boston Tea Party

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Multiple Choice

Which event ended in the killing of 5 colonists by British Soldiers?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

Poll

During the Boston Massacre, were the British Soldiers justified in shooting the colonists?

• Yes

• No

Let's Discuss: The Boston Massacre

• What caused the Boston Massacre?

• What were the colonists doing?

• Was there a different way that the situation in Boston could have been handled?