The American Revolution

Why was King George asking colonists to pay taxes?

• To buy more tea
• To make Great Britain wealtier
• To help the colonists
• To help pay off the debt from the French and Indian War

What word means " a colonist who would be ready to fight in a minute's notice"?

• ally
• minuteman
• Patriot
• Loyalist

What was the cause of the Intolerable Acts?

• The Boston Massacre
• The Tea Act
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Stamp Act

What word means to refuse to use or buy goods from another person or country?

• boycott
• repeal
• protest
• purchase

How did the colonists protest the tea tax?

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Proclamation of 1763
• The First Continental Congress

What word means to cancel a  law?

• boycott
• allies
• repeal
• protest

What is a colonist called who supported the fight for independence?

• ally
• Loyalist
• minuteman
• Patriot

What do we call people who unite with others for a special purpose?

• allies
• Loyalist
• Patriot
• militia

What effect did all of the taxes have on the colonies?

• The colonists paid for British support.
• The colonists returned to Britain.
• The colonists became united as Americans.
• The colonies became divided.

A group of volunteers that fought in a part-time army during the Revolutionary War is called

• a minuteman
• a milita
• a delegate
• a Patriot