The Road to the Revolution

Many colonists became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government. What did the colonists call this unfair action?

• the Proclamation of 1763
• metaphor
• Stamp Act 
• taxation without representation 

Many American colonists were unhappy with British laws such as the Stamp Act. What did they do to show that they did not like them?

• protest 
• go home 
• drink tea 
• buy stamps 

What two countries fought over land in the French and Indian War?

(a)  

Which side believed that the colonies should be free from England?

• Loyalists
• Patriots

Which side decided to stay loyal to the King of England?

• Loyalists
• Patriots

Why did King George III pass the Stamp Act?

• He needed money for his palace.
• He needed money for the Revolutionary War.
• He needed money to pay the debt from the French & Indian War.
• He needed money to pay for the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party.

Why did the colonists dress up as Indians, board a British merchant ship, and throw the tea overboard?

• One of the merchants had been unkind to the colonists.
• They were upset that the king put a tax on tea.
• They had nothing better to do with their time.
• It was one of the battles of the Revolutionary War.

Why did the French & Indian War happen?

• The colonists were trying to get their freedom from England.
• The French & the Indians both wanted the Ohio Valley.
• The British & French both wanted the Ohio Valley.
• The Indians were upset about the Trail of Tears.

What caused the Boston Massacre?

• The colonists were upset that King George III sent British soldiers to Boston.
• British soldiers started shooting in the middle of the town.
• Colonists started shooting in the middle of the town.
• Colonists started throwing snowballs and making fun of a British soldier.

What was the result of the Stamp Act?

• The Boston Tea Party
• The colonists traveled to Parliament to discuss the act.
• The colonists protested it so much that the king repealed it.
• Paul Revere made his midnight ride.