Road to Revolution

What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

• a group of men who rebelled against British rules.

• a group of men who supported the English

• a group of men who fought on the loyalists side

• a group of men who fought the king directly

Why did the king send redcoats to the colonies?

• He wanted them to try and make peace with the colonists.

• he wanted them to start a fight with the colonies so he could rule them.

• He wanted them to protect the colonies from indian attacks

• he wanted them to make sure the colonies were obeying all the laws.

How did the colonists rebell after the Stamp Act was passed?

• They would find the tax collectors and fight them until they died.

• They would tar and feather the tax collectors

• They would become friends with the tax collectors in hopes they wouldn't make them pay the tax.

• they would burn down the houses of the tax collectors

• they would break expensive windows on the tax collectors homes

How did the colonists react to the laws and taxes?

• they rebelled in many different ways

• they only did some laws and not others

• they just accepted the unfair laws after many attempts to make it right with the king

• they loved the laws and thought they were fair since they were under the king.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To ask permission from the king if the colonists can be free and indpendent.

• To ask the king if he can change some of his laws and taxes

• to declare that we will be free and indpendent from the King

• to make sure that the king knows that he is ruler and they are abiding by all of his rules

Why did the colonists want to be independent?

• They wanted a democracy

• they wanted a monarchy

• they wanted to be able to make their own laws

• They felt that the British government was taking away their rights

• They felt that the British government was fair but that they wanted to rule their own land.

Why is Paul Revere so significant?

• He warned the colonists that the British were coming

• He was a spy for the British and helped them cross the Charles River

• If Paul didn't ride, we might not have won the war.

• He started the revolution by firing the first shot.

• He was a British soldier and helped fight in the Revolutionary War

what are lines of latitude?

• lines that go parallel

• lines that run north to south

• lines that run west to east

• lines that are vertical

What are lines of longitude?

• lines that go north and south

• lines that go west and east

• lines that are parallel

• lines that are vertical

• lines that are horizontal

Which of the following is true about the Declaration of Independence?

• it has a list of grievances to the King

• it was written by Parliament and King George

• It is a breakup letter explaining that the colonies want to be free

• it is a letter stating that the colonies want to work with king george and make things better

• it is a document that was written to fix the problems the colonies had with king George.