Prelude to Revolution

Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?

• Revolutionary War
• World War I
• War of 1812

The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because -

• It levied high taxes on the colonists
• It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains  
• It denied the colonists members in Parliment
• It resulted in increased manufacturing in the colonies

What were the militia in Boston called who fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Militiamen
• Quartermen
• Minutemen
• Mercenaries  

The colonist protested British taxes by ____________________ British goods.

• ignoring the British
• buying more
• nothing
• boycotting

The __________________ put a tax on all printed material.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshed Act

The __________________ was meant to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshed Act

The __________________ put a tax on various items such as lead, glass, and tea.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshed Act

The ______________________ lowered the tax on sugar and molasses, but allowed customs officials to search homes and businesses.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshed Act

The ___________________ was the killing of five colonist by British soldiers.

• Boston Massacre
• Midnight Ride
• Yorktown
• Townshed Act

What messenger rode to warn colonists of advancing British troops?

• Marquis de Lafayette
• Paul Revere
• Francis Marion
• John Paul Jones