American Revolution Review

Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War. What was one result of the Treaty of Paris?

• Great Britain transferred naval ships to the United States.

• The United States gained independence from Great Britain.

• The United States granted Great Britain land for military bases

What is one way the colonists responded to the British government imposing taxes in the colonies?

• They passed the Intolerable Acts.

• They signed the Mayflower Compact.

• They dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

What were the effects of the French and Indian War?

What was the name of the group of men who acted out in response to the unfair laws passed by Britain?

• patriots

• Boston party

• Sons of Liberty

• Founding Fathers

Why was Thomas Jefferson important?

• he was the first president

• He helped write the Mayflower compact

• he helped write the Declaration of Independence

Why was Thomas Jefferson important?

No taxation without representation became a popular motto in the British colonies in North America because it was

• a reflection of colonists' feelings about Britain not allowing them to have a voice in important matters.

• recorded in the Declaration of Independence

• printed on pamphlets by the Sons of Liberty

What was The Boston Tea Party protesting?

• The French losing their land in North America.

• The British raising taxes on the American colonies.

• The British wanting to expand the American colonies.

The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act were passed by the British to raise money for

• constructing a new royal place west of London.

• modernizing the harbor of Boston to permit larger ships.

• building new ships to patrol the Atlantic Ocean coastline

• pay back the debt owed from the French and Indian war.

Why were the founding fathers important?