The American Revolution

The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?

• Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes

• King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.

• The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having any say in government.

• All of the above

On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress published an important document called?

• The United States Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Versailles

• Stamp Tax Act

Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence? 

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• John Locke

The French and Indian War broke out between _________________ ?

• France and the Native Americans

• Great Britain and the Native Americans

• Great Britain and France

• France and Spain

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

• A new tax was put on tea from Great Britain

• A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to join the Royal Navy

• A new law was passed that forced the colonists to return to Britain

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

• When colonists threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor to take a stand against Great Britain.

• A huge party that took place in Boston to celebrate the colonist’s independence from Great Britain

• When the first British Tea Party took place in Boston in 1773.

• When the colonists sank several British ships in the Boston Harbor.

What important role did George Washington play during the war?

• Washington was the President during the Revolutionary War

• Washington was a spy for the American colonists during the war

• Washington warned the colonists that the British were coming

• Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the war

The picture above was published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain.  How does this help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act? 

• The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.
• It was obviously welcomed since American newspapers were reporting about it.
• The colonies were using the skull and crossbones as their primary symbol and they welcomed it.
• The Stamp Act was barely even noticed and this picture indicates the Act was dying.

What was the significance of the pamphlet Common Sense? 

• It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.
• It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion.
• It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies.
• It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.

As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts known as___

• the Navigation Acts
•  the Quartering Act
• the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
• the Stamp Act