Pre American Revolution Events

The French and Indian War was fought between

• the British and Spain

• the American colonies and Britain

• the French and their Native American allies and the British

• Spain and Britain

Which law made it illegal for colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation Act of 1763

• The Tea Act

• The Townshend Act

The Stamp Act was a tax on what items

• Printed items like pamphlets and newspapers

• Tea

• Stamps

• Agricultural products

A person who favored rebelling against Britain's taxes and laws were called what

• Loyalists

• Patriots

A protest in which people refuse to buy or sell certain items is called a

• strike

• riot

• seige

• boycott

The route that slave ships took bringing enslaved people from Africa to the Americas was called

• the Slave Passage

• the Middle Passage

• The Transcontinental route

• The Africa/ America trade route

The colonists protested taxes because

• the taxes were too high

• they never liked being a part of Britain

• they did not feel like they had any representation in the British Parliament

• they didn't understand what taxes were

Five colonists were shot and killed during what event

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Tea riots

• The Boston Massacre

• The Great fire of Boston

People that were against rebelling against Britain and continued to support the King were called

• Loyalists

• Patriots

The Boston Tea Party was

• a colonial boycott of British tea

• a protest where 5 colonists were killed in the streets of Boston

• the first official battle of the American Revolution

• a protest in which colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor