Why is the Battles of Lexington and Concord significant (important)?

Start of the American Revolution

Start of the French and Indian War

Ended the French and Indian War

Why did the Redcoats travel to Concord, Massachusetts?

To find and confiscate (take over) arms of the Militia

To bend the arms of the Militia

To win a decisive battle over the Militia

To force colonists to pay the tax on tea

What did the slogan, "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?

Colonists did not feel it was fair to be taxed when they are not represented in Parliament

Colonists did not want to pay expensive taxes

Colonists did not want representation if that meant paying new taxes

Colonists did not want a representative government

What caused the French and Indian War?

France & Britain both claimed lands in the Ohio River Valley, so they were fighting over the disputed land

The French and Indians both claimed lands in the Ohio River Valley, so they were fighting over the disputed land

France and England both were interested in fur trapping.

France and England both wanted to claim the Native Americans.

What caused the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists were angry about Britain’s East India Company having a monopoly on tea AND the Tea Tax.

Colonists were angry about the monopoly the East India Trading Company had on tea.

The Daughters of Liberty were upset about the monopoly on tea because they wanted to sell tea also.

The colonists were angry about the Stamp Act.

What caused tensions to occur between the colonists and Britain?

Britain began taxing the colonies to pay the debt for the French & Indian War

Britain wanted the land that the colonists claimed.

The colonists wanted to sell their own tea, but they couldn't due to the monopoly the East India Tea Company had on tea.

The colonists wanted to increase their shipping of goods to England, but England didn't let them.

How did the French and Indian War help lead to the American Revolution?

Colonists had to pay taxes to help England's debt from war

Colonists wanted to help Native Americans

England forced colonists to live in the Ohio River Valley

England gave the Ohio River Valley back to the French

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

Forbade colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley

Forced the colonists to house British soldiers

What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?

To protest British taxes and end no taxation without representation

To create committees of correspondence

Which sequence of events is a direct cause and effect relationship?

Tea Act ---Boston Tea Party--Intolerable Acts

Boston Tea Party--Olive Branch Petition--Writs of Assistance

Intolerable Acts--Tea Act--Boston Tea Party

Boston Massacre--Sugar Act--Stamp Act

What was the Tea Act?

It allowed the British East India Company to bypass colonial merchants and sell tea directly to the colonists.

It placed a tax on legal documents and printed materials

It placed a tax on sugar which was used to make rum

What phrase is associated with the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

"No Taxation without Representation"

What was the immediate cause of the American Revolution?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

According to the British what was the reason for the Proclamation of 1763?

It was attempt to end conflicts between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.

It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.

In general, how did the colonists view the Proclamation of 1763?

They felt it was an infringement on their freedom of movement and were angry about it.

They felt that it supported their freedom and they supported it.

They were not involved so it did not affect them.

They supported it because they believed the King had the AUTHORITY to make this law.

What was the intended message of this flag?

Colonists felt threatened by the British and would fight if necessary to retain their freedoms

Colonists valued the snake as a society and used it to represent them

Colonists felt that the taxes were like a "snake in the grass" and it was sneaky

Diamond back snakes are common around the area of Charles Town so that symbol was chosen to represent SC

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act gave Parliament and the King complete control over the colonies?

Stamp Act

Tea Act

Declaratory Act

Writs of Assistance

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What act was passed as punishment for the Tea Party?

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act

Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Proclamation of 1763 said the colonists couldn't go past which physical feature?

Appalachian Mts

Mississippi River

Rocky Mts

Ohio River

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?

150

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Stamp Act, Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts all happened during the

Revolutionary Era

Era of Good Feelings

Era of Westward Expansion

Roosevelt Era

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of colonists were responsible for the Boston Tea Party?

Daughters of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

Mohawk Native Americans

Algonquin Native Americans

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Boston Tea Party?

March 5, 1770-Captain Preston and his Redcoat soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists

April 19, 1774-Redcoat soldiers, looking for arms, were attacked at the Concord Bridge

September 1774-The Delegates or Representatives from ALL 13 colonies (except Georgia), met to discuss the Intolerable Acts

December 16, 1773-50 Sons of Liberty, dressed up as Mohawks, dumped tea from 3 British tea ships into the harbor.

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