Events leading the Revolutionary War

I am the King of England and controlled the colonists from my throne in England. Patriots despised me. 

• Paul Revere
• Benjamin Franklin
• King George II
• King George III

Which of the following is NOT one of the taxes that King George III and the British parliament forced the colonist to pay?

• Stamp Act
• The Coffee Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Intolerable Acts

I was shot in the Boston Massacre, making me the first African American to die for American freedom.

• Crispus Attucks
• Clay Matthews
• Patrick Henry
• Sam Adams

The colonist formed a _____________ , which is a group of ordinary people without much military training who train for battle. 

• boycott
• protest
• militia
• Boston Tea Party

True or False
The Sugar Act taxed anything printed on paper. 

• True
• False

What was the city causing the most trouble for King George III?

• Atlanta
• Boston
• New York City
• Savannah

This included a tax on imports to the colonies, such as glass or lead. 

• Townshend Acts
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act
• Declaration of Independence

_______ is the angry protest where members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard

• Tea Act
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Lexington and Concord

Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists?

• He didn't like them
• He was selfish
• England needed money to pay debts from the French and Indian War
• The colonists had extra money

What does "boycott" mean?

• to refuse to buy goods or services from someone
• to pay taxes
• to sell things to other coutries
• to feel everything is good