American Revolution Review

Which event lead to the death five colonists on the streets of Boston?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Winter at Valley Forge

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Why did the colonists throw the tea into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?

• They were tired of only drinking tea in the colonies.

• They were opposed to the Tea Act of 1773.

• They didn't like that the British now had a monopoly on tea.

• They were upset about being taxed without a say again.

Why were the colonists upset with the Tea Act of 1773?

• It was another tax they had not voted to approve.

• It meant that they couldn't buy tea in the colonies.

• Colonists still had to pay taxes on the tea.

• It gave the East India Company the exclusive right to sell tea in the colonies.

Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• British

• Colonists

• No one knows.

What are citizens who become soldiers called?

• musketeer

• blockade

• mercenary

• militia

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• King George III

What was the British army usually called?

• Redcoats

• Crabs

• Militia

• Continental

What difficulties did the Continental Army face at Valley Forge?

• They didn't have enough food.

• The weather was very cold and snowy.

• They had more than enough supplies to get them through.

• Their clothing and shoes were worn out.

Why was King George III imposing taxes on the colonists?

• He is mean and doesn't like them.

• He needs money to pay back the debt of the Civil War.

• He needs money to pay back the debt of the French and Indian War.

• He feels the colonists don't deserve to keep their money.

What did King George put taxes on?

• Tea

• Paper/Stamps

• Sugar

• Bacon