American Revolution

What happened as a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British gained France's colonies in North America

• The British were in debt and needed to tax the American colonies to help pay for the war.

• The British passed the Proclamation of 1763

• All of the above

The Proclamation of 1763...

• Taxed paper goods

• Taxed tea

• Did not allow the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• All of the above

Why did the colonists have a problem with paying taxes to the British?

• They felt it violated their rights since they had no representation in Parliament

• They were too poor to pay the taxes

• They thought the taxes were too high

• They thought that the British were greedy and didn't need the money

Which of the following was a way that the colonists protested against British taxes?

• They tried to assassinate the king

• They boycotted British goods

• They marched through the streets of Washington, D.C.

What was the name of the even in which five colonists were killed in the streets of Boston by British soldiers after an aggressive mob threw things at the soldiers.

• Boston Tea Party

• Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

• The Shot Heard 'Round the World

• Boston Massacre

Which of the following was the colonial response to the Tea Act?

• Tarring and feathering tax officials

• The Quartering Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Quartering Act

• The Stamp Act

True or False: The Declaration of Independence was written after the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired?

• True

• False

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

What was the decisive battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown