American Revolution

To protest the tax on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the harbor.

• Boston Massacre

• Townshend Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Act

Prohibited colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Townshend Acts

• French and Indian War

• Intolerable Acts

Tax placed on glass, lead, tea, and paint. “No taxation without representation” became the theme of colonial protests.

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

Tax enforced following the French and Indian War. Tax on paper products.

• Townshend Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1763

• 1775

• 1776

• 1778

In this document, a list of grievances against the King of England were described. There were specific rights listed that had been violated. What is the name of this document?

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Act

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

What are the natural rights of the people, according to the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

This image depicts which event?

• Boston Tea Party

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers through this act.

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts