The Road to The American Revolution

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Who is considered to be the first casualty of the American Revolution? He was killed at the Boston Massacre...

• Samuel Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• William Penn

• Thomas Payne

This man developed the Albany Plan of Union, he wanted the colonies to unite and defend themselves.

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Payne

Chronological means the order in which events happened.

• True

• False

The Tea Act did which of the following?

• Forced colonists to buy tea from England.

• Meant the death penalty for anyone caught smuggling tea.

• Gave the British East India Company land in America to grow and produce tea.

• Gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies.

The Tea Act did which of the following?

• Put smugglers out of business,.

• Allowed the British East India Company to choose which colonial merchants would be permitted to sell tea.

• Required the British East India Company to make the cost of tea lower.

• Only allowed the colonists to ship tea to England using English ships.

Which of the following is not an item taxed by the Townshend Acts?

• Tea

• Paint

• Lumber

• Glass

Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act?

• To alleviate the tax burden on the people living in England.

• To help pay for the money spent defending the colonies.

• To show the colonies they had to obey the King and Parliament.

• England was nearly bankrupt and needed to go to war against Spain.

The Stamp Act placed a tax on which of the following items?

• Tea

• Paint

• Lumber

• Playing Cards

The Shot Heard 'Round the World was fired where?

• Lexington

• Concord

• Boston

• Philadelphia