Revolutionary War I

The Boston Massacre was...

• an event that led to thousands of colonial deaths.

• the result of the Intolerable Acts.

• the turning point in the Revolutionary War.

• used by colonists to increase support for the Revolution.

Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?

• gave colonists more freedom.

• a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

• acts that the colonists placed on themselves

• it only closed Boston Harbor

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To pay off war debt

American Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

This act required colonists to house and feed British Troops

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

This act required colonists to buy a stamp each time they registered a legal document, bought newspapers, pamphlets, and almanacs.

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Tax on British goods such as paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea.

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

Clash between Boston rioters and British Troops that left 5 colonists dead.

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Boycott

• Boston Massacre

Series of Acts designed to punish Colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Townshend Acts

• Martial Law

• Intolerable Acts

• Tyranny

What country joined the American side after the Battle of Saratoga?

• France
• Spain
• Germany
• Britain