Road to the Revolution

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

• France and Britain both claimed the Ohio Valley in North America

• Native Americans did not like French people settling on western lands.

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763 created conflict between King George in Britain and the Colonists because

• the law gave Native Americans the right to vote.

• the law created a tax for the Colonists to pay.

• the law required all Colonial tea to be dispersed in the harbor.

• the law stated Colonists could not live west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What items in the colonies did the Stamp Act tax?

• Paper documents

• imported goods

• exported goods

• mail delivery

The Townshend Acts taxed items such as paint, tea, and paper. What did the colonists do when these taxes were passed?

• They forced British soldiers to leave the colonies.

• They blockaded colonial harbors.

• They boycotted British goods.

• They formed militias.

How were the militiamen in Lexington and Concord warned that the British were coming?

• Riders on horseback, such as Paul Revere.

• Messages were sent by carrier pigeons.

• Smoke signals were set off in Boston.

• Secret letters were sent each week.

Who was the first colonist killed during the Boston Massacre.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Crispus Attucks

• Paul Revere

Which role did George Washington play in the American Revolution?

• He raised tax money to pay for the war.

• He led the Continental Army.

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• He negotiated with France to support the colonies.

What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?

• Five colonists were killed.

• Britain passed the Tea Act

• People wanted Great Britain to send soldiers to protect citizens.

• Angry colonists made fun of and threw snowballs at the British soldiers.

Which group would have been disliked by the Colonists?

• Continental congress

• Sons of Libery

• tax collectors

• militiamen

The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indian and took part in what event?

• The Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Coercive Acts

• 2nd Continental Congress