7th Grade - Prior to Chapter 6

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain was saddled with ______________________.

• debt

• wealth

• sorrow

In order to pay the debt, Parliament began to __________ the colonists.

• tax

• hug

• fight

One example of the new colonial taxes was the Stamp Act which placed a tax on all of the following EXCEPT

• postage stamps

• wills

• newspapers

• playing cards

Samuel Adams and others formed a group that often protested the British taxes and laws. What was the name of the group?

• First Continental Congress

• Constitutional Convention

• Sons of Liberty

• House of Burgesses

As tensions and violence grew in the colonies, Great Britain began to send more and more _________________ to control the situation.

• troops

• puppies

• militias

In April 1775, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War took place at

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston

• Philadelphia

After escalating tension, violence, and increased taxes, the Second Continental Congress took action by

• declaring independence

• forming a Continental Army

• sending the Olive Branch Petition

• all of the above