Road to Revolution

The American Revolution was a war for independence, but it started as a disagreement over what?

• land for Native Americans

• slavery in the colonies

• taxes and other laws

• the Proclamation Line

Which of the following was NOT something colonists did when the British taxed them?

• wrote letters

• boycotted taxed items

• formed groups like the Sons of Liberty

• wrote songs to support Parliament

What did “No taxation without representation!” mean?

• We won’t pay taxes until we are allowed to drink tea!

• We won’t pay taxes until we are allowed to help make the laws!

• We won’t work until you stop taxing us!

• We want to pay more taxes!

Why did the Sons of Liberty drop tea into Boston Harbor?

• to protest the Stamp Act

• the tea was stale

• to protest having to drink tea; they wanted coffee instead

• to protest the Tea Act

Which of these was a violent form of protest used by colonists?

• boycott

• quartering

• tar and feathering

• writing letters

Which of these items was NOT taxed by the Stamp Act?

• marriage licences

• molasses

• playing cards

• letters

Which of the following were passed because the Boston Tea Party angered the British?

• the Townshend Acts

• the Stamp Act

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Townshend and Intolerable Acts

Which two of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts?

• quartering soldiers

• taxes on written documents

• closing the port of Boston

• taxes on glass

Which of the following was NOT one of the colonists’ rights that were ignored by the British?

• privacy in their homes

• a trial in the colonies

• owning land

• a trial with a jury

Which of the following laws was repealed due to the boycotts?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts