Road to Revolution

The French and Indian War was between what two sides?

• The French and their Native American Allies VS The British and their Native American Allies

• The French and their Native American Allies VS The other Native Americans

• The British and their Native American Allies VS the Colonists

• The British VS the French, no Native Americans were involved.

The Proclamation of 1763 told the colonists that they were not allowed to move WEST past which mountain range?

• The Himalayas

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

In 1765, British Parliament passed an Act that required the purchase of what for all printed materials?

• A fidget spinner (very popular in colonial times!)

• Tax

• Sugar

• A Stamp

Fill in the blank for this popular slogan from the colonies,

"No Taxation Without __________"

• Sandwiches

• Representation

• Information

• Laws

What major event occurred on March 5, 1770 that saw the deaths of 5 colonists at the hands of British Soldiers?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Quartering Act

• D-Day

When the Colonists in Massachusetts got super upset over the Tea Act, the anger eventually boiled over on December 16, 1773 in an event where a bunch of tea got ruined and dumped into the ocean.

• The Boston Massacre

• The Coercive Acts

• That thing when the people did the thing because of the other thing that made them sure that the thing they were angry about needed to be handled because things can get messy you know?

• The Boston Tea Party

After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament decided to punish the colonies by passing the Coercive Acts. The Colonists hated these acts and had a different name for them, what did the Colonists call the Coercive Acts?

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Meanie King's New Dumb Rules

• The Glorious Laws

This famous early American is known for being a man of many talents. He created bifocal glasses, ran a newspaper, discovered electricity with a kite and key and created a lightning rod. He helped advise on the writing of the Declaration of Independence and also spent a lot of time in England and France promoting America's interests. He is one of the only non-presidents to appear on American money (the $100 bill). Who is he?

• Benjamin Rush

• Benjamin Jefferson Hamilton III

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

This famous American became the first commander of the American military during the Revolutionary War, was from Virginia and eventually became the first President of the United States. Who is he?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

On April 19, 1775 the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in what small Massachusetts town?

• Boston

• Lexington

• Philadelphia

• Jamestown