American Revolution Review

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

• paper

• plastic

• pollution

Which of the following would NOT be taxed under the Stamp Act?

• paper

• magazines

• pens

• birth certificate

The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________

• repealed

• lost

• given

• refocused

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”
• “Give me liberty or give me death”
• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
• “No taxation without representation“

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• A very peaceful group of protestors

• King George's sons

• an army made up of Loyalists

• Group of men that protested laws like the Stamp Act

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

• Patriots sat and had tea with King George

• Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

• King George had a sale on tea

What is this a picture of?

• Boston Tea Party

• Paul Revere
• Boston Massacre

• Bills beating the Patriots

Who drew this picture of the Boston Massacre?

• Sam Adams
• Paul Revere
• John Adams
• John Hancock

True or False: At the Boston Massacre, colonists were throwing things at the British and daring them to fire their guns.

• True

• False