American Revolution

What was Parliament?

• early group of colonists that met to discuss the Revolution

• an act passed by the British

• the name of the colonial government

• the name of the British government

What was the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) fought over?

• land and power

• control of Great Britain

• control of France

• to overthrow the government

Who won the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)?

• Native Americans

• Americans

• French

• British

How did the Stamp Act affect colonists?

• It forced them to place a British stamp on everything they owned

• It forced them to pay taxes on all printed items

• It banned them from mailing letters or shipping goods

• It forced them to get a stamp before traveling within the colonies

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• just before the beginning of the Revolutionary War

• during the Revolutionary War

• right at the end of the Revolutionary War

• many years after the Revolutionary War

Who won the Revolutionary War?

• Parliament and King George

• The Sons of Liberty

• Great Britain

• American Colonists

How did the Revolutionary War end?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Treaty of Paris

Who were the loyalists?

• People who supported the American colonists' fight for independence

• British soldiers who fought against the American colonists

• People who remained loyal to the British Crown and opposed the American Revolution

• Native American tribes that allied with the American colonists

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Laws passed by the British to grant more rights and freedoms to the colonists

• measures intended to punish and control the colonists after the Boston Tea Party such as closing the Boston Ports

• Agreements made between the colonists and the British government to peacefully resolve conflicts

• Treaties signed between the British and Native American tribes to establish colonial boundaries

The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to place a tax on imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

• True

• False