Road to Independence

Americans fought for the British in this war from 1754-1763.

• French & Indian War

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

How did the British try to pay for their debt from the French and Indian War?

• By selling bonds

• By taxing the colonists

• By selling pieces of American land

Which act put a tax on only paper goods?

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

Which act taxed tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass?

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

What did the Quartering Act do?

• it forced colonists to house & feed British soldiers

• It created more quarters for the economy

• It gave British soldiers a base to live on

The Boston Tea Party was in response to what act?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

What acts did British Parliament pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

Which of these did the Intolerable Acts NOT do?

• It closed Boston Harbor

• It taxed paper goods

• It banned Boston Legislature

True or false: Lexington and Concord was the 2nd battle of the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

What did it mean for the First Continental Congress to petition King George III for a "redress of grievances?"

• They asked him to make up for the wrongs he committed against them

• They asked him to acknowledge that he made a mistake

• They asked him to put back on a dress made of grievances