American Revolution

The British government formally recognized the independence of the United States by signing the _________________________. The treaty gave the Americans independence and a much larger territory than the original 13 colonies.

What event had a small group of British soldiers firing into a crowd of protesting colonists?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Rebellion

• Boston Treaty 

• Boston Tea Party

"No ________ without representation"

• voting

• taxation

• rights

• liberty poles

The colonists were taxed by the British to

• punish them for the French and Indian War

• pay off the debt from the French and Indian War

• pay for the French soldiers to leave the area

3. The Second Continental Congress accomplished all of the following, except:

• A. Organize the Minutemen

• B. Form the Continental Army

• C. Appoint George Washington as leader

• D. Write the Declaration of Independence

Law passed in 1765 by British parliament that forced people to pay a tax on items such as newspapers and legal documents.

• Inalienable/Unalienable Rights

• Stamp Act

• Continental Army

• Proclamation of 1763

Colonists who wanted freedom from the king were called ________.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Officials

• supporters

The army formed by the Second Continental Congress to defend the colonies as a whole.

• Inalienable/Unalienable Rights

• Stamp Act

• Continental Army

• Proclamation of 1763

In 1773 a group of rebellious Bostonians, known as the Sons of Liberty,  boarded three ships on Boston Harbor. Led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, they dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the harbor to protest the Tea Act [tax]. This event was known as the _______________.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Marathon

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Tea Act

Agreement where the French army promised to support the American militia in fighting the British.

• Treaty of Paris

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Alliance