Road to the Revolution

This painting shows portrays (shows)...

• a statue of a Confederate soldier being torn down.

• a statue of George Washington being raised.

• a statue of King George III being torn down.

• a statue of John Adams being torn down.

An angry mob of colonists throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers led to this event.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Marathon

• Boston Boycott

Meant as a putdown, this name was used by colonists speaking badly about British soldiers.

• Red Sox

• Lobsterbacks

• Linebackers

• Barnacle Backs

Why did colonists object to (dislike) the Townshend Acts?

• The Townshend Acts put a tax on imported goods used by the colonists.

• Colonists could no longer trade with Britain.

• The Townshend Acts closed the Boston Harbor.

• The Townshend Acts made town meetings illegal.

Which of these men was a patriot?

• King George III

• John Adams

• Captain Thomas Preston

• Lord Charles Townshend

Where did British Parliament meet to make laws, including the Townshend Acts?

• Boston

• Washington DC

• Paris, France

• London, England

What did the Proclamation of 1763 require colonists to do?

• Pay for the damaged tea that had been dumped in the Boston Harbor

• Settle only lands east of the Appalachian Mountains

• Buy a stamp for any paper they used, including newspapers and playing cards.

• Provide housing and supplies to British troops

How did the British government react to protests against the Proclamation of 1763?

• The British opened land west of the Appalachians for new settlements.

• The British ignored colonists' complaints and sent troops to the colonies.

• The British provided housing for colonists.

• The British declared war on the American colonists.

What did the Quartering Act (1765) require colonists to do?

• Pay for the damaged tea that had been dumped in the Boston Harbor

• Settle only lands east of the Appalachian Mountains

• Buy a stamp for any paper they used, including newspapers and playing cards.

• Provide housing and supplies to British troops

Lord Townshend was Britain's Secretary of Treasury, making him in charge of British _________.

• shipbuilding

• money (finances)

• treasures

• foreign relations