American Revolution Review

Why did Parliament and King George raise taxes on the colonists?

• To make Great Britain the wealthiest country

• To allow the King of England to buy France

• To purchase the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

Why were the colonists upset with Parliament's Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Tea Act?

• They wanted to be ruled by the French

• They were being taxed without representation

• They were jealous of the Native Indians

• They wanted to give the King ALL of their money

What event in U.S. History does this picture represent?

• Boston Massacre

• Red River Shootout

• Boston Tea Party

• Thirteen Colonies celebration

Which is the group of Patriots that formed to take action against Great Britain?

• New Kids on the Block

• Sons of Liberty

• Parliament

• House of Burgessess

A colonist who remained on the side of the King of Great Britain

• Martyr

• Redcoat

• Patriot

• Loyalist

A formal agreement made between two countries

• Treaty

• constitution

• peace talk

• handshake

What famous document did Thomas Jefferson write on July 4, 1776?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

• The STAAR test

Which is Not a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

• People should create a new government if theirs is unjust

• People have certain rights that cannot be taken away from them

• The king can make the laws he thinks are fair

• The king treated the colonists unfairly in many ways

A group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry colonists now famously known as

• The Boston Massacre

• Lexington

• the Battle of Bunker Hill

• The French and Indian War

He was the Commanding General of the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. Pressident

• Benjamin Franklin

• Luke Skywalker

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington