Revolutionary War Review

What was the REASON England passed taxes on the colonies?

• Debt from the French and Indian War

• King George III lavish lifestyle

• England had to buy the colonies from Spain

• Colonists had to buy their freedom

WHY did the colonists oppose English taxes?

• Taxes were too high

• They had no representation in the English government.

• They had to pay them in silver

• The colonists were too poor to afford them

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

Which law forbid the colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains?

• Mercantilism

• Navigation Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

Which policy forbid the colonists from trading with anyone else besides England?

• Mercantilism

• Sugar Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

Which Act were the colonists protesting with the Boston Tea Party?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What was the punishment that England put on the colonies for the Boston Tea Party?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What is the name of the group of people who supported independence for America?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Torries

• Redcoats