Road to the American Revolution

What is a boycott?

• Boycott is the name for Britain's law-making assembly.
• A boycott is a refusal to buy goods.
• A boycott is a tax on imported goods.
• A boycott is a volunteer army.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
• It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
• It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
• It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.

What was the Boston Massacre?

• It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
• It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
• It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
• It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.

What is a militia?

• Militia is the name of Britain's law-making assembly.
• A militia is a tax on imported goods.
• A militia is a refusal to buy goods.
• A militia is a volunteer army.

Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?

• It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
• It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
• It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
• It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.

Which Act punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party, and forced people to take sides?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts

Who formed the Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence?

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• George III

Who warned the colonists of the British advance at the start of the war?

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• George III

Who represented Virginia at the First Continental Congress?

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• George III

Who was the king of Great Britain?

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• George III