Road to the Revolution

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain’s Parliament passed new laws for the American colonies.  Why were some of the laws passed? 

• Great Britain was afraid the French would back the colonies.
• Great Britain was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain. 
• Great Britain needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
• Great Britain wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of tea. 
• Colonists dressed as Indians and destroyed the British tea. 
• Colonists bought British tea from other countries. 
•  Colonists started growing their own tea.

In 1765 Great Britain’s Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king. 
• raise money by passing a tax on tea, sugar, molasses, and rum. 
• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies. 
• raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other printed, paper documents.

Some of the colonists used the slogan "no taxation without representation." What was the meaning of this?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King. 
• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed.

In 1754 war broke out between Great Britain and France.  Name this war.     

• French and Indian War
• Revolutionary War
• Civil War
• Mexican War

In the early 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar tax, the stamp tax, and the tea tax. What did the colonists do because of these taxes? 

• They started taxing British goods.
• They protested the taxes & boycotted British goods.
• They decided to trade only with France.
• They voted for a new king. 

During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that strongly wanted independence. This group was called the _______ .

• Grange
• Sons of Liberty
• Green Mountain Boys
• Loyalists

The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed all of the following EXCEPT ______.

• newspapers 
• playing cards
• legal documents 
• paint

In which state did the Battle of Saratoga take place?

• Massachusetts
• New York 
• New Jersey 
• Virginia

During the Revolutionary War, the commander-in-chief of the Continental army was

• George Washington 
• John Adams
• Benedict Arnold
• Horatio Gates