Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary Standards Check

1. What are taxes?

• money paid to the government

• money paid to another country

• money paid to the Sons of Liberty

• money paid to the colonists

2. What does representation mean?

• a person or group acting on behalf of themselves

• a person or group acting on behalf of King George

• a person or group acting on behalf of Patrick Henry

• a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group

3. What is the name of the British government?

• Congress

• Parliament

• Government

• Supreme Court

4. What was the protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor called?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Celebration

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Fiesta

5. What is another word for liberty?

• Parliament

• Freedom

• taxes

• peace

6. Who was the ruler of England during the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• King George III

• Benjamin Franklin

7. Who was an American intellectual, inventor, and politician who helped negotiate French support for the American Revolution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• King George III

8. Who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

9. Who was a patriot who helped warn colonists that the British were coming?

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• King George III

• Patrick Henry

10. Who agreed to serve on the defense for the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Johns Adams