Crash Course Taxes and Smuggling

What was the primary reason for the American Revolution?

• Taxation without representation

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

Which event marked the start of the American War for Independence?

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense'?

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?

• To organize a boycott of British goods

• To negotiate with the British government

• To protest the Boston Massacre

• To declare independence from Britain

Which act led to the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

Who organized the first major coordinated action by the colonies against British policies?

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Daughters of Liberty

• The Continental Congress

• The Committees of Correspondence

What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre?

• Seven British soldiers were convicted

• Five colonists were acquitted

• Nine British soldiers were acquitted

• Two British soldiers were convicted

What did the Olive Branch Petition propose?

• Complete independence from Britain

• Reconciliation with the British government

• A boycott of British goods

• The formation of a colonial government

What was the purpose of the Continental Association?

• To encourage domestic manufacturing

• To declare independence from Britain

• To negotiate with the British government

• To organize the Boston Tea Party

Who was the lawyer who defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin