Grade 7, Unit 2 - American Revolution

The first fighting of the American Revolution was at

• Washington

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• New York

The original reason the British taxed colonists was to

• punish them

• reward the French

• pay for the French and Indian War

• reward them

______________________________ said, “give me liberty or give me death.”

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Mr. Gale

To reverse or cancel a law is to __________________________ it.

• Repeal

• Protest

• Pass

• Dance with

The Sons of Liberty used this event as propaganda against the British

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• the closing of Boston Harbor

• The Stamp Act

The _______________________________ was a new tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

• Townshend Act

• King George Act

• Spongebob Act

• Paulo 75 Act

The colonists were able to get the Stamp Act repealed because

• arrested the tax collectors

• they fought a battle and won

• they protested in the streets

• they boycotted British goods

A _________________________ is when you refuse to buy certain goods and services.

• Repeal

• Boycott

• Purchase

• Libertarian

The Boston Tea Party took place because

• people thought the tea was gross

• the British put a tax on clothing

• the British put a tax on tea

• the British banned Americans from drinking tea

The _____________________________________ resulted in the death of 5 colonists and a trial for British soldiers & Captain Thomas Preston.

• Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Lexington & Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre