American Revolution

The Daughters of Liberty decided to ________, or not buy, British tea.

• traitor

• boycott

• loyalist

• patriot

A person who wanted to break from Britain was called a ___________.

• traitor

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• boycott

The first battle of the American Revolution was at ___________.

• Boston

• Charleston

• Lexington

• Yorktown

The Declaration of Independence explained why the __________.

• Colonists could not buy tea.

• Colonists wanted freedom.

• British taxes were too high.

• Colonists needed England.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Awful Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Quartering Act

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes they had to pay after the French and Indian War?

• They didn't like the names of the laws.

• Congress made the laws.

• Congress made the laws.

• They were taxed without representation.

Which statement is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?

• People in England were shocked and angered by the Tea Party.

• Colonists threw thousands of pounds of tea in the Boston Harbor.

• The colonists dressed like British soldiers.

• The colonists dressed like Mohawk Indians.

The treaty the French signed with the United States during the American Revolution.

• Treaty of Alliance

• Treaty of Paris

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1893

Why was George Washington so important to our history?

• His death in battle caused Americans to fight harder.

• His military skills and perseverance helped us win the war.

• He had cool wooden teeth.

• He was an honorable man until he worked with a British spy.

Who did the Continental Congress commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

• Benedict Arnold

• John Hancock

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington