American Revolution

Which event cost England a lot of money and caused the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for its cost? 

• The American Revolution 
• The French and Indian War
• Westward Expansion
• The Civil War 

The _____________ required colonists to pay extra taxes on the paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. 

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act 
• Intolerable Acts 
• Quartering Acts 

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. 
• Members of the Sons of Liberty got together to celebrate their success with tea and crumpets.
• Colonists in Boston held a meeting to discuss the new tax on tea. 
• Members of the Sons of Liberty held a peaceful protest. 

On what day was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 

• January 1, 1776
• July 4, 1776
• June 4, 1776
• None of the answers 

This person was a colonist who supported the King.

• Patriot
• Khan
• Loyalist
• Minuteman

This was a colonist who resisted British rule.

• redcoat
• loyalist
• Pippin
• patriot

The British ordered the closing of the port of Boston, cut Massachusetts government, and required people to have soldiers stay in their homes.

• Intolerable Acts
• Boston Massacre
• Pippin
• Stamp Act

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• Bob
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

What event is depicted in this image?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

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