1 Road to Revolution

What event led to the passing of the Stamp Act?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The 1st Continental Congress

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the main reason for the colonists' protest during the Stamp Act?

• Unfair taxation without representation

• Lack of British goods

• Violation of the British Constitution

• Martial law in Massachusetts

What event was a direct response to taxation without representation?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The 1st Continental Congress

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?

• To organize protests in the streets

• To boycott British goods

• To create a unified plan to resist the Intolerable Acts

• To declare independence from Great Britain

What event marked the first military engagements between Britain and the American colonies?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The 1st Continental Congress

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the outcome of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• British soldiers were driven back to Boston

• Colonists were outnumbered and fell back

• Both sides suffered heavy casualties

• The British declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion

Which event directly preceded the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The 2nd Continental Congress

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did the Declaration of Independence declare?

• The colonies are a new nation - the United States of America

• The colonies are still under British rule

• The colonies are independent but still part of the British Empire

• The colonies are part of France

What was the immediate impact of the Declaration of Independence on the American colonies?

• It led to the immediate end of the Revolutionary War

• It caused the British government to recognize American independence

• It inspired the formation of a new government in the colonies

• It intensified the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain