The Colonists Revolt

An _____________ is a group of countries ruled by a single power.

European governments competed to build empires around the world.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Parliament was afraid that _______________ was losing control of the colonies.

Some members of the __________________ argued in favor of being lenient, or less strict, with the colonies.

Britain and France did not want bigger empires.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In order to raise money, the British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts in _________________.

A tax is money that people must pay to support a government and everything it does.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Some colonists joined the _______________, whose members took peaceful and violent action.

In 1754, Parliament passed the Stamp Act.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Many colonists thought Britain’s taxes were _______________.