Events Leading to the American Revolution

A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Party
• Boston Parliament

Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• To help the French

• Because they favored the Native Americans

• The King made Parliament pass the law

• They couldn't afford to protect the colonists from Native American attacks

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

• They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
• They wanted the ships to leave
• They thought the tea was priced too high
• They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom? 

• taxes
• tariff
• liberty
• patriot

How did the colonists resist British laws an taxes?

• Boycotts

• Protests

• Tarring and feathering tax collectors

• All of the above

How did Great Britain view the First Continental Congress?

• Agreed with them

• Thought they were traitors

• Wanted to negotiate

• Thought they should join parliament

Britain and France both wanted control of the _____.

• Great Lakes

• 13 Colonies

• Rocky Mountains

• Ohio River Valley