American Revolution Check In

Why did the British impose the Stamp Act?

• As payback for the repeal of the sugar act

• To repay debts formed from the French and Indian War

• To punish the colonies for the Declaration of Independence

• To help defeat the French in the 7 Years War

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Sugar

• All mailings sent throughout the colonies

• Tea from India

• Paper materials and Legal documents

The group that organized the Boston Tea Party protest was called the ...

• Sons of the Constitution
• Minutemen
• Sons of Liberty

The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.

• Townshend

• Intolerable

• Navigation

• Nullfication

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• feared it would provoke attacks from the Native Americans
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• wanted to be able to trade with foreign nations

The battle of Saratoga was the _____ battle in the American Revolution.

• last
• winning
• first
• turning point

What made the Battle of Yorktown significant?

• It was the first battle of the American Revolution
• It was the first battle of the American Civil War
• English Sarah was there
• It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War