Events Leading to the American Revolution

After colonist threw rocks, sticks and snowballs at British forces, this event happened leading to tense relations between the British military and colonists.

• firing on Lexington and Concord
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battle at Bunker Hill

Refusing to buy a product or service

• Cede
• Blockade
• Boycott

The Sons of Liberty threw millions of dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor during the

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• First Continental Congress

Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists?

• He didn't like them
• He was selfish
• England needed money to pay debts from the French and Indian War
• The colonists had extra money

What is the group called who makes the English laws?

• President
• Parliment
• People's Republic
• Congress

This Act made colonists buy stamps to place on all their printed documents. 

• Tea Act
• Quartering Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act

What was the secret group of men called who protested the taxes?

• Sons of Thunder
• Sons of Liberty
• Sons of Freedom
• Sons of Republic

The main problem the colonists had with the taxes was __________.

• They didn't have a say in making the tax laws
• they just didn't want to pay taxes
• they didn't have any money
• they didn't mind paying taxes

The colonists decided to meet together to discuss breaking free from British Rule.  Where did they meet?

• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Georgia
• North Carolina

Their meeting was called the ______________.

• First Continental Congress
• Colonial Meeting
• First colonial meeting