Road to Revolution

The French and the Seven Years war was between?

• France and Native Americans

• France and England

• England and American Colonies

• France and England with most Native Americans fighting for France

The law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans

• Proclamation of 2016
• Stamp Act
• Indian Lands Proclamation
• Proclamation of 1763

The incident where American colonists engaged in conflict with British soldiers on King Street, and British soldiers shot & killed 5 American colonists

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battle at Lexington
• Boston Red Sox

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Sugar
• Animal furs
• Paper products
• Glass

Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?

• Pay for the cost of a new navy.
• Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
• Show colonists who was in charge.
• Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

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Of the following events, which happened first?

• Lexington and Concord

• Tea Act

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act?

• the colonists established a blockade 
• The colonists started buying British goods.
• The colonists were able to produce their own goods
• The colonists began boycotting (refusing to buy) British goods

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battles of Lexington and Concord