Dominoes #1-7 Review

To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, or company

• loyalist

• militia

• boycott

• rivalary

A group of volunteers who fight in times of emergency

• blockade

• rivalry

• boycott

• militia

Another word for tax

• duty

• ratify

• Parliament

• repal

Why did the British want control of the Ohio River Valley?

• They wanted land by the water.

• To give the colonists better land, resources and trade opportunities.

• To make alliances with the Native Americans.

• To get back at France for past wars.

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies

• fear of attacks by American Indians

• desire for greater religious freedom

• increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• live free or die

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• all men are created equal

• no taxation without representation

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

• Taking military action against the British

• Meeting with Parliament in England

• Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain

• Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Tea Act

• Boston Market

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better.

• He needed money to send soldiers to Boston.

• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French & Indian War.

• He hated the colonists' guts.

An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Treaty

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Rebellion