Revolutionary War

The tea act was....

• passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

• a popular play in Boston.

• a tax the British forced the colonists to pay on tea.

• created by colonial governments to make money.

The Boston Massacre was...

• an event that led to thousands of colonial deaths.

• the result of the Intolerable Acts.

• the turning point in the Revolutionary War.

• used by colonists to increase support for the Revolution.

The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...

• playing cards.

• legal documents.

• newspapers.

• All of the above

Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?

• gave colonists more freedom.

• a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

• acts that the colonists placed on themselves

• it only closed Boston Harbor

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• create a new framework of government.

• list colonial complaints against King George III.

• declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

• celebrate the Fourth of July.

Who were the Patriots?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent from the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move to Great Britain

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To pay off war debt

Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during this time?

• King George III

• King Charles X

• King Henry IV

• King James I

Who were the Minute Men?

• Loyalists who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

• British soldiers in charge of putting down the rebellion

• Patriots who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

• Members of the first Continental Congress