NC Studies Weekly 6- Road to the Revolution

True or false: The British Parliament decided that the French were responsible for paying the war debt from the French and Indian War.

• True

• False

As communication between Britain and the colonies decreased, ________ increased.

• calm

• conflict

• kindness

• peace

What were the Townshend Acts and why did the colonists want them repealed?

• A series of laws taxing colonists without representation, leading to protests for repeal.

• Laws granting freedom of speech, which colonists wanted repealed due to misuse.

• Acts establishing the first colonies in America, which were considered outdated.

• Regulations on trade with Native Americans, seen as unfair by the colonists.

In response to the Townshend Acts, the colonists (a)   many of the taxed items.

• boycotted
• applauded
• ignored
• supported

The ________ were dedicated to fighting against Great Britain's control of the colonies.

• Daughters of Britain

• Sons of Freedom

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

On Dec. 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped 340 chests of tea into the (a)   Harbor in protest.

• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Charleston

Parliament created the ________ laws that were designed by King George III to punish Massachusetts for the tea party and the continued resistance.

• Britain Acts

• Colonial Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• King George III Acts

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To petition the the King to repeal the recent acts applied to Massachusetts

• To establish a new government for the independent states

• To organize a colonial army for defense against British forces

The men who answered the alarm in case the British moved again to take stores of gunpowder would be known as __________.

• fighters

• Minutemen

• service men

• soldiers

(a)   and William Dawes were also sent to organize the Minutemen and move all supplies.

• Paul Revere
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson