Road to Revolution

1) What was the IMMEDIATE effect of the French and Indian War?

• Colonists declared independence from Great Britain

• Colonists were taxed to pay war debt

• Colonists destroyed shipments of tea

• colonists boycotted British goods.

2 Someone who is loyal to the king and does not seek independence from him would be considered a ________ (do NOT use capital letters. Must be spelled correctly)

3 Parliament decided that the ______________ were responsible for paying the war debt.

• A) American Indians
• B) Colonists
• C) French
• D) Spanish

4) ____________________ is part of the British government that makes laws.

• A) House of Representatives
• B) Parliament
• C) The Prime Minister
• D) The Senate

5) The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act let to the American Revolution because they

• fined colonists for breaking the law

• limited colonists from living West of the Appalachian Mountains

• restricted trade with France

• violated the rights of colonists.

6 Why did the British Parliament pass the the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts?

• to pay colonists who helped soldiers

• to purchase land in America

• to build trading ships for the colonies

• to repay debts from the war against France.

7 What did this image represent to many American colonists?

• The realities of the war

• The need for colonial unity (coming together)

• the threat of British invasion

• the desire to expand west

8 The Colonists believed in, "No _______________ without representation!"

• A) Authority
• B) Taxation
• C) Trade
• D) Votes

Paul Revere most likely created this painting in order to....

• encourage colonists to follow British laws

• depict the Boston Massacre accurately

• honor those who died in the fighting

• provoke anger against British soldiers

10 The Stamp Act placed a tax on what? Check all that apply.

• sugar
• land
• legal documents
• playing cards
• newspapers