American Revolution

Colonists felt their ________ were violated because the acts were passed by parliament without their consent or input.

• pay checks

• rights

• community

• shillings

A loyalist:

• Wanted to gain independence from the king

• Was a leader who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king

• Remained faithful to the king

The Sugar Act (1764) taxed:

• clothes

• sugar and molasses

• paper

• tea

The Townshend Acts (1767):

• Placed a tax on tea, lead, glass, paint, and paper

• Only taxed paper

• Only taxed tea

• Only taxed paint and paper

Which of the following were causes of the Revolutionary War?

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

• All of the above

Which was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?

• Boston Harbor closed

• A Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers

• Massachusetts legislature could not meet

• All other acts were repealed

_______________ was a protest by the Sons of Liberty who dressed as Indians and threw tea overboard. (1773)

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Edenton Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

__________ was the very first tax on all colonies. It taxed paper goods. (1765)

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

___________ started as a confrontation between one colonist and one solider. Five people died at this event. (1770)

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Massacre

• Second Continental Congress

___________ were new laws meant to punish the colonists for their defiance in the Boston Tea Party protest. (1774)

• Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• Edenton Tea Party

• Townshend Acts