Revolutionary war -SLO

The tea act was....

• passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

• a popular play in Boston.

• a tax the British forced the colonists to pay on tea.

• created by colonial governments to make money.

The Boston Massacre was...

• an event that led to thousands of colonial deaths.

• the result of the Intolerable Acts.

• the turning point in the Revolutionary War.

• used by colonists to increase support for the Revolution.

The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...

• playing cards.

• legal documents.

• newspapers.

• All of the above

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• create a new framework of government.

• list colonial complaints against King George III.

• declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

• celebrate the Fourth of July.

Who were the Patriots?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent from the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move to Great Britain

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers

• Colonists who wanted to be independent of the British Empire

• Colonists who wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during this time?

• King George III

• King Charles X

• King Henry IV

• King James I

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• create a new framework of government.

• list colonial complaints against King George III.

• declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

• celebrate the Fourth of July.

What battle was the turning point of the war? 

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Long Island
• Trenton

Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?

• Minutemen attacked a British fort.
• Colonists refused to let British troops stay in their homes.
• British troops tried to seize colonists' arms and ammunition.
• British troops tried to break up a meeting in the Old North Church.