Revolutionary War Unit Review

What was the Tea Act?

• A tax that was placed on tea.

• Gave everyone the right to sell tea to the colonists.

• Gave East India Company rights to sell tea to the colonists.

• Made the selling of tea illegal.

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

• The British and the Indians claimed Florida.

• The British and French both claimed the same area of land.

• The French and Indians both claimed the same area of land.

• The Indians were attacking the French.

The Stamp Act was

• a tax on tea.

• a tax on all types of paper goods.

• a tax on sugar.

• a tax on paper, lead, glass, paint, and tea.

Why did Britain start imposing taxes on the colonists?

• To pay for the debt of the Revolutionary War

• To make the colonists return to England

• Pay for the debt acquired during the French and Indian War

• King George wanted more money

Who did Thomas Jefferson write The Declaration of Independence to?

• Benjamin Franklin

• King Louis III (the third)

• King George III (the third)

• George Washington

The Declaration of Independence stated...

• All men are created equal.

• All men and women are created equal.

• All women and African Americans are created equal.

• All women are created equal.

The Declaration of Independence stated everyone...

• has the right to life, liberty, and money.

• has the right to tea

• doesn't need a government

• has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The Declaration of Independence states if the government doesn't protect the rights of its people...

• the people have to keep it anyways

• the people have the right to abolish, remove, change it

• complain about it

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To tell England they were mad

• To beg England to stop taxing them

• To announce the colonies were free from Great Britain

• To ask King George for more taxes

In which battle did the British set up a blockade to block the Patriots supply lines?

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Charleston

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga