American Revolution Review

1. Why did the British tax the colonists?

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• to pay for the war against the Spanish

• to pay for new colonies abroad

• to punish the colonists for boycotting British goods

2. Why did the colonists protest British policies?

• It was important to the colonists to have their own king.

• Colonists were being taxed without having any representation in the government.

• Colonists who violated the policies were being tried in front of a jury.

• The colonists all hated King George III.

3. What was a technique the colonists used to protest British policies?

• creating forged stamps for use in legal documents

• smuggling items to avoid taxation

• making secret agreements with the tax collectors

• making alliances with the Native Americans

Legal documents, newspaper, and playing cards were subject to which act?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

1. Why did the British Parliament pass the Tea Act?

• To help the financially troubled East India Company

• To stop the colonists from boycotting tea

• As a result of the colonists carrying out the Boston Tea Party

• Because of a shortage of tea

3. Participants in the Boston Tea Party disguised themselves as Native Americans. What does this tell you about their actions?

• They hoped local Native American tribes would be blamed.

• They knew they were committing a very serious crime.

• They were trying to draw attention to themselves.

5. Which of these people was a patriot leader in the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party?

Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

• King George III

• George Washington

1. What triggered the battles in Lexington and Concord?

• Colonial militias attacked British soldiers stationed outside these two towns.

• The British wanted to start a war.

• British soldiers were marching to Concord to seize colonial arms.

• Colonial leaders ordered their militias to attack the British soldiers.

3. At the battles of Lexington and Concord, what advantage did the colonial militias have compared to the British soldiers?

• The colonial militias had more men.

• The colonial militias were better trained than the British soldiers.

• The colonial militias were more familiar with the surroundings.

4. Why were these battles significant to the cause of the American patriots?

• The battles led King George III to consider independence for the American colonies.

• The battles gave the colonists confidence they could fight a war against the British.

• The patriots confiscated many weapons from the British.