Road to Revolution (Part 1)

_______ won the French and Indian War and gained new territory as a result!

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain (England)

• Canada

What was the result of winning the French and Indian War?

• The colonists gained their independence

• Britain had a HUGE war debt that they had to pay

• The colonists were allowed to move to the new territory West of the Appalachian Mountains

• The British government stayed out of colonial life

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

• Neutralists

• Loyalists

• British Soldiers

• Patriots

Who said "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

Before 1760, the American colonies were...

• aided by the British government because they were failing to succeed

• heavily taxed by the British government without representation in Parliament

• left alone to govern themselves (they had assemblies that passed laws)

• united together as one government (Americans) against the British

What did colonists not like about the Stamp Act (and the Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, etc.)?

• Colonists had to house soldiers

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay any taxes ever

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property

• The had no representatives in Parliament to vote on the tax

How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act (and Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, etc.)?

• They boycotted the tax and smuggled in goods from other countries

• They happily paid the tax

• They asked to hold a meeting in Parliament to discuss it

• They repealed the tax

How did Parliament respond to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act (and Sugar, Townshend, Tea, etc.)?

• They increased the tax in paper

• They repealed the Stamp Act

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act

The Boston Massacre of 1770 was a...

• smallpox epidemic that killed a large number of Native Americans

• noisy protest against the Stamp Act by the Sons of Liberty in Philadelphia

• fierce battle that took place in Boston during the French and Indian War

• deadly riot between colonists and British troops stationed in Boston

The Boston Massacre was used by Patriots as...

• slander

• propaganda

• slang

• mudslinging