The Road to the Revolution Review

What was the name of the war that forced the king to start charging taxes to pay off his war debt?

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• French Revolution

What items were being taxed with the "Stamp Act"? (Check all that apply)

• Newspapers

• Tea

• Legal documents

• Paint

• Letters

What did the colonists do in response to the "Stamp Act"? (Check all that apply)

• Protested

• Petitioned the king to end the tax

• Boycotted all paper goods

• Began smuggling goods to avoid paying the tax

True or False: "No taxation without representation" means the king should not tax the colonists if they are NOT being represented in parliament.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Do you think the colonists had the right to protest the taxes the king was charging them?

• YES, its unfair if they do not have a say in government

• NO, he is the king and they should pay the taxes because he is in charge.

What were the "Quartering Acts"?

• All colonists had to give a "quarter" of their food to the soldiers

• Colonists were forced to provide food and shelter to the British Army

• All colonists had to pay a quarter of their income to the king

• All of the above

What items were taxed in the "Townshend Acts" (Check all that apply)

• Tea

• Lead

• Paper

• Paint

• Glass

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

• British troops fired on unarmed colonists

• 5 colonists were killed/ 6 colonists were injured

• It happened in 1770

• All of the above

How many crates of tea did the colonists dump into the Boston Harbor?

• 25

• 1000

• 150

• 342

What were the "Intolerable Acts"?

• It was the king's response to the Boston Tea Party

• It closed the Boston Harbor

• It shut down the Boston government

• All of these