Ch3.6 Creating a New Nation

Who ruled the 13 colonies in the 1770s?

• Africa

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

What was an affect of the colonist having to pay taxes?

• They were happy.

• They became extremely angry.

• They did not care.

How did the colonists protest the Tea Act?

• They went on British ships in Boston Harbor, and they dumped all the tea overboard!

• They paid the taxes.

• The moved to another colony.

• They went to another country.

Who rode from Boston to Lexington, MA to warn colonial leaders that British troops were coming to arrest them?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• James Madison

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Shays

• Samuel Adams

When did people elect Washington as the first president?

• February 4, 2019

• February 4, 1789

• October 31, 2019

• December 25, 1789