USI.5e,6a,6b,6c- The Revolutionary War

What happened after the French and Indian War?

• The Revolutionary War began
• The colonies started to build more factories
• The British left the colonies
• The King began taxing the colonies to raise money

Which country was England competing with in North America?

• Spain
• Portugal
• France
• Belgium

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The Indians
• The British
• The French
• It was a tie

How did the colonists feel about being taxed a lot?

• They thought it was wise
• They didn't care
• They did not think it was fair

What stated that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution of England
• The Royal Decree of 1763
• The Proclamation of 1763

Who makes laws for Great Britain?

• Parliament
• Congress
• House of Lords
• House of Commons

Which event happened in 1770 when colonists were taunting soldiers, killing 5 colonists?

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Saratoga

The British passed the Tea Act, forcing the colonies to only buy goods like tea from Great Britain. How did the colonists respond?

• The First Continental Congress
• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• Paul Revere's ride

On September 5, 1774, the First Continental Congress convened. They decided to start forming militias. What's a militia?

• A special group of trained soldiers who are experts in fighting
• philosophers who wrote the king, asking him to stop taxes
• a group of men who make new laws
• A group of untrained men who organize into a small army

Which man fired up the colonies with his speech in a Richmond, VA church?

• John Adams
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin