Lesson 1 The American Revolution Begins

Britain and France both wanted the land

• South of Long Island

• North of the Atlantic Ocean

• East of the Hudson River

• West of the Appalachian Mountains

The French and Indian War was a war between what two countries?

• Britain and France

• French and Indians

• New York and Connecticut

• North and South

The Colonists were unhappy after winning the French and Indian War because

• Britain wanted to put the Colonists on a ship back to Europe

• Colonists wanted to start farms but Native Americans did not

• France wanted to build a football stadium

• The bakery was closed on Sundays

After the war, Britain was worried that

• there might be a war between the Colonists and Native Americans

• France would take over the Colonies

• Colonists would run away

• the Native Americans will fight with the British

After the war, the Colonists became angry at Britain because

• they were being mean

• they were acting silly

• they were forcing them to move away

• they were making them pay taxes

Parliament decided to tax the colonists

• to help pay for the war

• to be helpful

• to help the Native Americans

• to annoy the French

How did the Colonists feel about the taxes?

• Happy

• Excited

• Angry

• Silly

What did the Colonists do to protest the taxes?

• The started a dance party.

• They started the French and Indian War

• The ran away over the Appalachian Mountains.

• They dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

These two towns were the locations of the battles that began the American Revolution.

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston and New York

• Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor

• Hollywood and Vine

Colonists who supported freedom from Britain were known as PATRIOTS.

• True

• False