Uniting for Independence

Open Ended

1. Why were colonists upset when their tea was taxed?

2. What did the Coercive acts do?  

3. What did the Boston Tea Party lead to? 

Multiple Choice

What were the three main reasons people came to the colonies?

• To find gold, to escape persecution, as prisoners of war

• To seek adventure, to avoid taxes, to join the military

• To make money, for religious freedom, as debtors prisoners

• To establish new governments, to explore new lands, to trade with the natives

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What event changed the relationship between the colonies and Britain?

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The Boston Tea Party

The French and Indian War

The Stamp Act

The crowning of King George III

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What did King George III do to help pay for the French and Indian War?

• Levied taxes on tea, sugar, glass, paper, and other products

• Repealed the Stamp Act

• Boycotted British goods

• Imposed an embargo on Britain

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What did the colonists do in retaliation to the Coercive Acts?

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Imposed an embargo on Britain

Formed committees or correspondence

Sent a petition to the king

Dumped 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor

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What did the First Continental Congress impose on Britain?

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When did the first battle of the Revolutionary War take place?

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June 1776

July 4, 1776

April 19, 1775

July 2, 1776

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Who was appointed as the Commander of the Continental Army?

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Who introduced the resolution for independence in June 1776?

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George Washington

John Hancock

Thomas Jefferson

Richard Henry Lee

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What did the Declaration of Independence state about the colonists' relationship with Great Britain?

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They wanted to form a new alliance with it

They wanted to separate from it

They wanted to maintain it as it was

They wanted to strengthen it

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What did the Declaration of Independence list specific complaints against?

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