Revolutionary War #1

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.

• True
• False

In which event were the American colonists telling Great Britain that they were leaving the British Empire to form their own, independent country?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Declaration of Independence

• Surrender at Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris

Which of the following was a group of people who made laws for all of Great Britain?

• proprietor
• governor
• colonial legislature
• Parliament

Why were the American Colonists upset with the British government?

• King George and the Parliament were taxing the colonists unfairly.

• They threw tea into the harbor.

• The British were shooting at them.

• The British were stealing their tea.

What effect did taxation have on the colonies?

• The colonies became more divided.
• The colonies started to unite Americans.
• The colonies decided to pay extra money to Britain.
• Most colonists decided to return to England.

How did the development of colonial governments lead to the American Revolution?

• People in the colonies wanted to get rid of government altogether.
• People in the colonies became more supportive of the British Parliament.
• People in the colonies no longer wanted to be ruled by the British Parliament.

What was the name of the colonist's/American army?

• British Army
• Continental Army
• US Army
• World Army

Which person supported the Revolution, and independence from the British?

• patriot
• neutralist
• loyalist
• philosopher

Which was a colonist who supported the King and Great Britain?

• patriot
• neutralist
• loyalist
• philosopher