Review for Events before the American Revolution

1. 1.Why did the king of England start to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more $ for England's shipping industry.

• He needed more $ to pay the debt of the War of 1812.

• He needed more $ to pay the debt from the French and Indian War.

• He didn't like the colonists and wanted to punish them for not being loyal.

2.Which of the following would have been taxed during the Stamp Act?

• Tea

• Cloth

• Playing Cards

• Hats

3.Who would have said, "No Taxation without Representation"?

• A patriot

• A Loyalist

• The King of England

• Native American

4.What is the name of the FIRST meeting of colonial leaders where they wrote a letter to King George III?

• The Meeting of the Minds

• The Patriots Place

• The Coercive Acts

• The First Continental Congress

5.Some people wanted to support King George III and stay under his leadership, they were called -

• Patriots

• Rebles

• Loyalist

• Congress

6. 6.What law stated colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris

• The Navigation Acts

• The Sugar Act

Five colonists were killed during _________ after a mob provoked the British soldiers in the streets of Boston.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Lexington

Which monarch ruled Great Britian during the 1770's?

• King James III

• Martin Luther King

• Queen Elizabeth

• King George III

9.The Sons' of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in an act of protest. This famous event became known as ---

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Committee of Correspondence

10.The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is an synonym for freedom?

• taxes

• tariff

• liberty

• patriot