Road to the American Revolution Storybook

Multiple Choice

In an economy based on mercantilism, who gains the most wealth?

• The colonies

• The mother country

• The natural resources

• The manufactured goods

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In mercantilism, the mother country and the colonies provide each other with things they each need.

Which arrow represents raw materials (natural resources) like lumber, crops, and iron ore?

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In mercantilism, the mother country and the colonies provide each other with things they each need.

Which arrow represents manufactured goods (products) like clothing, furniture, and tools?

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Colonists were upset about the Proclamation of 1763 because they wanted to ​

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in the ​

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Multiple Choice

Why did Parliament tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• To pay off war debts and regain their wealth

• To prevent further conflict with American Indian tribes

• To buy western lands that were ideal for farming

• To pay the salaries of the colonists who worked in Parliament

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Explain ONE reason why colonists were unhappy about the policies of the British government after the French and Indian War.

Multiple Select

Which items required a taxed by to the Stamp Act? Select THREE correct answers.

• Newspapers

• Playing Cards

• Legal Documents

• Sugar

• Weapons

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How did colonist respond to the Stamp Act? Select THREE correct answers

• Organized the Stamp Act Congress

• Boycotted British goods

• Made up a protest chant

• Sold more playing cards

• Stopped printing newspapers

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"No taxation without representation" meant that colonist did not want to be ​taxed without having ​

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in​

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The reason the colonists could not have a delegate to represent them in Parliament was that England was ​

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and it took ​

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for information to travel there and back.

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What was the result of the Boston Massacre?

• Five colonists died and tension increased between Britain and the colonies.

• Five British soldiers died and colonists celebrated the victory.

• John Adams defended the colonists and helped to convict the British soldiers.

• Crispus Attucks created a picture of the event that helped make it famous.

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Why did the Sons of Liberty dump tea into Boston Harbor?

• to protest the Tea Act

• to avenge those who died at the Boston Massacre

• to practice civil obedience

• To support the Intolerable Acts

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How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• placed the city of Boston under strict military control

• put all of the Sons of Liberty on trial and executed them

• repealed the Tea Act

• reduced the price of tea in the colonies

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The Coercive Acts were known as the Intolerable Acts. There were four main actions. Select the image that symbolizes this action:

Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for.

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The Coercive Acts were known as the Intolerable Acts. There were four main actions. Select the image that symbolizes this action:

Placed the Massachusetts colonial government under a crown-appointed governor.

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The Coercive Acts were known as the Intolerable Acts. There were four main actions. Select the image that symbolizes this action:

QUARTERING ACT: Sent more troops to Boston and required colonists to quarter them (give them food and shelter).

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The Coercive Acts were known as the Intolerable Acts. There were four main actions. Select the image that symbolizes this action:

British officials or soldiers accused of crimes would be sent to Great Britain or Canada for trial.

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress in 1774?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To organize a boycott of colonial goods

• To petition the British king to repeal the Intolerable Acts

• To draft the U.S. Constitution

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Advised her husband in the Continental Congress

Wrote many patriot propaganda pieces

Gave famous "Liberty or Death" speech

Wrote a pamphlet called “Common Sense”

Correctly match the Patriots with their contributions.

Abigail Adams

Mercy Otis Warren

Patrick Henry

Thomas Paine

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Why were the British marching on Lexington and Concord?

• They planned to seize colonial weapons and arrest revolutionary leaders.

• They planned to arrest the local militia and negotiate with colonial leaders.

• They planned to inspect colonial weapons and provide aid to local farmers.

• They planned to move their base of operations from Boston to a more inland location.

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What happened immediately after the Midnight Ride?

• The war for American independence had begun.

• The British surrendered control of Boston back the colonists.

• The Patriots retreated and fled to the other colonies for shelter.

• King George III pardoned the Sons of Liberty and opened peace talks with the colonies.

Open Ended

How did many in the colonies respond to the British policies? Give TWO examples of actions that the colonists took to resist British policies.