Beanbody Histories - The American Revolution Pt. 1

What year did the French and Indian War end?

• 1763

• 1773

• 1770

England's taxes on windows didn't raise enough money to pay its war debts.

• true

• false

Some members of Parliament (British lawmaking body) felt that Americans should pay for their own protection in the French and Indian War.

• ture

• false

An important right of every English citizen in the 1760s was

• the right to choose his or her judge

• the right to choose his or her jury

• to trial by jury

• none of the above

Taxation without representation

• angered American colonists

• was never practiced by Parliament

• a popular phrase used by loyalists in England

• B and C

The Stamp Act taxed

• stamps

• tea

• paper

During the Boston Massacre

• two British soldiers were killed.

• five colonists were killed.

• no one was killed, but five colonists were injured.

• three British soldiers and six colonists were killed.

The Boston Tea Party

• was a response to England's tax policies on tea..

• saw colonists dressed up like Indians.

• saw tea dumped into Boston Harbor.

• all of the above.

An important flavored drink was

• coffee.

• tea.

• almond milk.

• Dr. Pepper.

Parliaments response to the Boston Tea Party was

• giving up and leaving the colonists alone.

• sending troops to Boston.

• allowing the port of Boston to open if everyone signed a loyalty oath to the king.

• passing the Intolerable Acts.