Road to Revolution

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies

• opposition to French tax policies

• Fear of attacks by American Indians

• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die

• All men are created equal

• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• No taxation without representation

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Riots

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Market

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better

• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War

• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers

• He hated the colonists' guts

An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Rebellion

• Boston Treaty

• Boston Tea Party

What was the name of the meeting of colonial leaders where all the colonies agreed to boycott British goods and wrote a letter to the King voicing their complaints?

• Committees of Correspondence

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Revolutionary War

• First Continental Congress

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

• To avoid conflicts with the French

• To avoid conflicts with the British

• To avoid conflicts with the Natives

• To avoid conflicts with the British

. Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp and Sugar Acts?

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• “No taxation without representation“

What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the British Soldiers in America?

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Navigation Act

What law made it very expensive for colonists to import and export molasses, paint, tea and other goods?

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act