Topic 4: American Revolution

The Tea Act gave the British a monopoly on the colonists' tea, limiting purchasing options.

• Immediate cause of the Battle of Bunker Hill

• Immediate cause of the Boston Tea Party

• Immediate cause of the Boston Massacre

• Immediate cause of the Boston Patriots

How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• Passed the Coercive Acts to punish and control

• Passed the Stamp Act to punish and control

• Passed the Tea Act to tax the colonists

• Passed the Coffee Act to tax the colonists

British attempts to disarm the minutemen who were storing weapons and ammunition sparked

• The Battle of Monmouth

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Trenton

The First Continental Congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves which...

• Declared the Sugar Act illegal

• Declared Independence for America

• Declared freedom for slaves

• Declared the Coercive Acts illegal

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The Americans won but suffered many losses

• The British won but suffered many losses

• Neither side won the battle

• The French helped the Americans win the battle

How did the 2nd Continental Congress respond to the events of Lexington and Concord?

• Established the Continental Army and chose Burgoyne as its commander

• Established the British Army and chose Hamilton as its commander

• The Congress declared war on Great Britain

• Established the Continental Army and chose Washington as its commander

How did Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense impact colonial thinking about independence?

• Showed colonists support for independence from Britain was logical

• Showed colonists support from Britain was treasonous

• Common Sense sold many copies

• The pamphlet had no impact on America

The French did not want the British trappers to infringe on the fur trade was?

• A major cause of the Revolutionary War

• A reason for problems with the environment

• A major cause of the French and Indian War

• Why George Washington became president

Many American colonists opposed tax laws because there was no colonial______________ in British Parliament.

After the costly French and Indian War, the British government began to view the colonies as a source of _______ to solve British money problems.