Road to Revolution

What did the Battles of Lexington and Concord signal?

• beginning of Battle Road

• beginning of American Revolution

• beginning of French and Indian War

The British soldiers marched to Lexington and Concord to capture rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

• True

• False

The British soldiers marched to Lexington and Concord to destroy colonial homes.

• True

• False

What did the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress state?

• They were separating from England immediately.

• Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair.

• Colonists were no longer willing to be British citizens.

One of the Coercive Acts was that Massachusetts Legislature was no longer allowed to meet.

• True

• False

One of the Coercive Acts was the closing of New York harbor.

• True

• False

One of the Coercive Acts was the Quartering Act or the housing of British soldiers in colonial homes.

• True

• False

How did England punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• First Continental Congress

• Townshend Acts

• Coercive Acts

Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.

• True

• False

On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion. This act is now known as _______________.

• Boston Tea Party

• Townshend Acts

• Philly Tea Party

• Coercive Acts