Review Leading to a Revolution

Through the charters that set up the British colonies, colonists were guaranteed the rights of _________.

• American colonists

• Englishmen (British citizens)

• slaves

• Native Americans

Great Britain was assured that the government of each colony could not against the laws of __________.

• Great Britain

• the Americas

• the New World

• Spain

A representative branch of the British government that makes laws is

• the King

• Congress

• the House of Representatives

• Parliament

What is a monarch?

• a representative

• a type of Native American

• A king or queen

• a British soldier

The leader of Parliament is the

• Monarch

• King

• Congress

• Prime Minister

Parliament creates and collects ____ to pay for government expenses.

• taxes

• maps

• imports

• jobs

The colonists had to pay the taxes set by Parliament, however, they did not ____________________.

• mind paying taxes.

• get to vote on those taxes.

• want to import goods.

• work to pay those taxes.

Why did Parliament start creating so many laws to collect taxes?

• The British government was greedy.

• Parliament wanted to give extra money to the king as a gift.

• The taxes went to pay the expenses for the French and Indian War.

• The tax money went to the colonists to build new towns.

What are regulars?

• Colonial soldiers.

• People who visit the same place all the time.

• Members of Parliament.

• British soldiers.

Who told Parliament that the colonists weren't paying their taxes?

• The British regulars

• The leaders of each colony

• The colonists

• The king