Events Leading to the American Revolution

The American Revolution is said to have started when the British marched to two towns to try to capture Colonial leaders and look for weapons. What are the names of the two towns they went to?

• Lexington and Concord

• Philadelphia and Lexington

• Concord and Philadelphia

• New York and Philadelphia

What year did the American Revolutionary War officially begin?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1875

• 1876

People living in the colonies that were loyal to the King were called...

• Patriots

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

People that did not like the King and wanted independece were called...

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• Minutemen

What does the phrase "Shot heard round the world" refer to?

• The end of the American Revolution

• The beginning of the American Revolutionary War.

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

Why did the Colonists need to unite during the American Revolution?

• They wanted to elect a new President.

• They liked the British.

• They wanted to lose the war.

• They needed to work together to defeat the British.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Patriots dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Coffee tax.

• People celebrated in Boston after a great victory.

• Patriots dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea tax.

• People dumped tea in Boston Harbor because they were bored.

Check the names of two taxes below that Colonists were against.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Farm Act

• Ship Tax

Two ways the Colonists protested against the King were..

• they left the colonies.

• boycotted British goods.

• signed petitions.

• told the King to quit his job of King.

Why do people protest?

• They like to disagree.

• They are not happy with something.

• They have nothing else to do.

• They like a decision that was made.