Ch 6 United States Breaks Away (Part 1)

The end of the Seven Years' War left Britain deeply in _______.

• doubt

• despair

• debt

• disrepair

Britain was looking for a way to save money. It wanted to keep troops in the Thirteen Colonies, and decided to pay for this through ________________.

• getting a second job

• taxes

• the fur trade

• having a garage sale

Some of the taxes the British imposed on the colonist in the Thirteen Colonies were: (check all that apply)

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Farm Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

The colonist were upset with all of the taxes, but were even MORE upset, because they had no say in _______________.

• how the tax money was spent

• the naming of the different colonies

• what color the flag was

• what church they could attend

Finish this American Colonist Moto, "No taxation without...."

• Transportation

• Relaxation

• Representation

• Sensation

This image shows the colonists protesting the tea tax, in what is known as:

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Marathon

• Act of Boston

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament. ("loyal to the royal")

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Neutral

• Acadian

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Neutral

• Acadian

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency are called _____________. (These individuals fought with the Continental army)

• Patriot

• Militia

• Loyalist

• Acadian

Many Loyalists were being persecuted for their political beliefs. Examples of this were : (check all that apply)

• Tarring and feathering

• having land taken away

• being harrassed

• not feeling safe