American Revolution Review

All of the following were events the colonists saw as acts AGAINST THEM, except?

• the Stamp Act

• the Boston Massacre

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Intolerable Acts

Why wouldn't the colonists like the Proclamation of 1763?

• they didn't like being told where they could/couldn't live

• it made them vote to keep the King in power

• they didn't think it collected enough taxes

• they didn't like that it took land away from the British

Why was the Boston Massacre a turning point for the colonists?

• it showed them the British would burn their papers

• they didn't like that the British used weapons against them

• it showed the British would tar & feather the colonists

• it showed the colonists would never win against the British

What did "no taxation without representation" mean?

• why the colonists sided with the British

• how the colonists felt about their role in trade with Britian

• how the colonists felt about the Quartering Act

• how the colonists felt they weren't being represented and had no say in the laws/taxes being forced on them

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to form the colonies new government

• to stop trade with Britian

• to complain about other colonies

• to declare independence and separate from Great Britain

After the Revolutionary War, who did the colonists gain their independence from?

• France

• Canada

• England/Great Britain

• Spain

Who would have said:

my taxes are too high

I want freedom from the King

we can run our own country

no taxation without representation

• patriot

• loyalist

Who would have said:

everyone pays taxes, why shouldn't we

King George 3rd is looking out for our best interest

the people who were at the Boston Tea Party should be punished?

• patriot

• loyalist

Why did the Quakers, Puritans and Pilgrims come to the new world?

• to learn about the Native American tribes who were here

• to look for gold

• for religious reasons

• to start their own country

Which country provided soldiers and weapons to help the colonists fight the British?

• Canada

• Florida

• Spain

• France