American Revolution

What was the Age of Revolution?

• One very old revolution that happened

• How old a revolution is

• A time period where multiple revolutions were happening across the world

• The American Revolution

Which war left Great Britain in debt and forced them to start taxing the colonists?

• American revolution

• French Revolution

• Vietnam war

• French and Indian war

Which tax forced colonists to pay for all printed materials?

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Act of 1777

Which Act forced colonists to pay tax on imported goods?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Act of 1975

This event was a response to Britain taking away all taxes besides the Tea Act. Colonists went to the Boston Harbor and dumped out all the tea from one of the ships.

• British Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

Who led the Boston Tea Party?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

This Act was a response to the Boston Tea Party where the Boston Harbor was shut down until the colonists paid back the British for all the dumped tea.

• Intolerable acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

In 1774, representatives from 12 of the colonies went to Philadelphia to create a government and discuss issues in the colonies. What was this called?

• National Assembly

• First Continental Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

• Potomac

• Delaware

• Gettysburg

• Lexington and Concord

Who warned the colonists that the British were marching to Concord to take their military supplies?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• James Madison