Revolutionary War Review

What was the main causes of the French and Indian War?

• France and Britain both claimed the lands in North America.

• American colonists wanted independence from Britain.

• Native Americans did not like

  French people settling on

  Western lands.

• The British government

  passed new tax laws in the

  colonies.

What was the main causes of the French and Indian War?

• It passed new tax laws for

  the colonies.

• It sold western land to settlers.

• It printed colonial currency.

• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.

Which of the following were British taxes that colonists had to pay?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townsend Act

• The Tea Act

• All of the above

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

• They left the colonies.

• They fought with British soldiers.

• They refused to buy British goods.

• They refused to make British goods.

Why did the colonist call the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts?

• They felt that the Coercive Acts were a good compromise between the colonists and parliament.

• They felt that the Coercive Acts were too great a punishment on the colonists.

• The Coercive Acts helped the colonists to get the British to do what they wanted.

• The colonists felt that the Boston Tea Party was intolerable.

How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

• They housed British soldiers.

• They spread information quickly.

• They voted to declare independence.

• They stole British goods.

How did the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party affect colonists’ opinion of the King and Parliament?

• Colonists were shocked that the British government would treat citizens poorly.

• Colonists saw that they could not go against the government.

• Colonists decided to negotiate the taxes with Parliament.

• Colonists decided to support the taxes that were passed.

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• After the Boston Tea Party

• After the battles of Lexington & Concord

• After Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

• After the Battle of Bunker Hill

Why were the battles at Lexington & Concord important?

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.

• They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.

• They were the first battles led by George Washington.

• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history.

• The 13 colonies formed their first united government.

• The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.

• The colonists won the American Revolution.

• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.