American Revolution II

What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence?

• Protest the Boston Massacre
• Increase resistance against unfair taxation
• Overthrow King Charles I
• Remove King James II from the English throne

This was the first Parliamentary Act that the American colonists began to boycott because of "no taxation without representation."

• Townshend Acts
• Navigational Acts
• Stamp Act
• Coercive Acts

Which act(s) punished Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Navigational Acts
• The Sugar Act

Which event led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• American Revolution
• French and Indian War

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?

• Led to new taxes they did not vote on
• Led to more wars with the French
• They lost their land to Native Americans
• The British established military law in the colonies

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

• Concord
• Boston
• Lexington
• Charleston

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector
• That they had no voice in Parliment
• That they wanted their tax check
• That Parliament had heard them

When deciding whether or not to break away from the British, the colonists split into what 2 groups?

• Kings & Queens

• Patriots & Loyalists

• Redcoats & Patriots

• British & Americans

What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act
• Sugar Act
• Navigation Act

After the Boston Tea Party...

• England did not tax the colonists
• King George surrendered
• King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts