Road to Revolution, Key Events and Leaders

Why were the colonists so upset about their taxes?

• They were way too high

• There were too many of them

• They had no representation in England

What was one of the colonists' complaints to King George?

• He was mean

• They couldn't run their own government

• They didn't like tax collectors

What was the tax on paper called?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Tea Act

How did the colonists protest against the Tea Act?

• A. They stored the tea in a warehouse

• B. They dumped tea in Boston harbor

• C. neither

• D. both A and B

How did England punish the colonists for the Boston Teat Party?

• They didn't send them anymore tea

• They started the Quartering Act

• They taxed paper

Where was the "Shot Heard Around the World" fired?

• Lexington

• Boston

• Philadelphia

Who was King George III?

• The leader of the first colonial army

• The king of England

• the first President of the United States

Who was George Washington?

• The first President of the United States

• The king of England

• The writer of the Declaration of Independence

Which was NOT a battle fought in SC?

• Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Cowpens

• The Battle of Kings Mountain

• The Battle of Eutaw Springs

Which group of colonists wanted independence from England?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Parliament