Chapter 5 - Lesson 2 - The Road to War

The Boston Massacre can be characterized as a ______________.

• war

• slaughter

• reenactment

• minunderstanding

Which of the following describes how many of the colonies responded after the Boston Massacre?

• They started paying taxes.

• They declared war on Britain.

• They started to organize and unite.

• They asked France for military support.

Who helped organize a Committee of Correspondence and was a leader in the Sons of Liberty?

• John Adams

• Thomas Gage

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

Which of the following most likely influenced Britain's passage of the Coercive Acts?

• Boston Tea Party and Tea Act

• Townshend Acts and the Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre

• First Continental Congress and Declaration of Rights

Why is the First Continental Congress significant?

• It showed that the colonies had a plan in place to wage war and defeat Britain.

• It was the first time that the colonies organized before the Revolution broke out.

• It showed Britain that the colonies would likely go to war if their demands were not met.

• It reinforced to the colonies that they needed equal representation in Congress from Patriots and Loyalists.