American Revolution Study Guide

What was the name of the important meeting where leaders decided that it was time to break free from England's rule. The declaration of Independence was written.

• The Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Tea Act?

• The Boston Tea Party

• They protested in the town square.

• They held a meeting in Philadelphia.

• The Boston Massacre

Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It made them move west

• It created a religious divide in the colonies

• It stopped them from moving into the Ohio River Valley

• It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean

The slogan colonists began to use to protest paying taxes to Great Britain and not having representatives in Parliament.

• No more taxes!

• We don't like taxes!

• These taxes are unfair!

• No taxation without representation!

The ___________ was a tax that required colonists to pay an extra fee on items that contained molasses.

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America?

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• Revolutionary War

• American War

Colonists did not like Great Britain's new taxes because _______.

• colonists despised Great Britain and its government

• colonists did not want to go back to Great Britain

• colonists had no say in the government the passed the taxes

• colonists did not have enough money to pay the new taxes

Which sides did the Native Americans fight in the French and Indian War?

• British

• French

• Both British and French

• None of the above

What was the name of the important meeting that Georgia didn't attend because they needed protection from British Troops?

• The Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

Which sides did the Native Americans fight in the French and Indian War?

• British

• French

• Both British and French

• None of the above