Unit 2.1, Forming a New Nation: "The Road to the Revolution"

Who fought for Great Britain during The French & Indian War

• Native Americans

• The Colonies

• France

Who fought for France during The French & Indian War?

• Great Britain

• The Colonies

• Native Americans

The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a tax on __________________.

• cloth

• tea

• paper

• bread

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• The war was fought for shipping rights.

• It was fought for control over the Ohio River Valley.

• It was fought over disputes with Native Americans.

• The war was fought due to the Proclamation of 1763.

Colonists didn't like the tax from the Stamp Act of 1765 because___________________________.

• it made goods cheaper

• it made goods more expensive

• they did not vote for this tax

• they did not have representatives to speak for them in Parliament

What did the colonists mean by the slogan, "no taxation without representation?"

• The colonists didn't want to be taxed by the British government without having someone to represent them in the British government.

• The colonists wanted the British soldiers to leave them alone.

• The colonists wanted the taxes to represent specific goods.

• The colonists disliked that goods were more expensive to buy.

What caused Parliament to pass laws that taxed the colonists? Select all that apply.

• Great Britain won the French and Indian War, but they had large debts as a result.

• Parliament passed laws that taxed the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War.

• Parliament was greedy and taxed the colonists for more money.

• King George III needed the money to build Buckingham Palace.

What was the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists, many from the Sons of Liberty, dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.

• A squad of British soldiers were sent to control a heckling, snowball throwing group of colonists. Shots were fired & colonists were killed.

• A squad of British soldiers were sent to control a group of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians, as they tried to dump tea into Boston Harbor.

• A group of Mohawk Indians were throwing snowballs and yelling at British soldiers.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A group of Mohawk Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor because they were angry at the colonists for taking their land.

• A group of colonists dressed us as Mohawk Indians & dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.

• King George III blockaded the Port of Boston and placed a tax on tea.

• The Sons of Liberty threw snowballs and tea at a group of British soldiers.

Who are considered Founding Fathers of our nation? Select all that apply.

• King George III

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere