American Revolution

 Taxation without representation 

•  angered American colonists.. 
• was never practiced by Parliament.
•  was a popular phrase used by loyalists in England.
• b. and c. 

^{The Stamp Act taxed} 

• stamps. 
• tea. 
• lead.
• paper. 

During the Boston Massacre

• two British soldiers were killed.
• five colonists were killed.
• no one was killed, but five colonists were injured.
• three British soldiers and six colonists were killed. 

^{The Boston Tea Party}

• was a response to England's tax policies on tea.
• saw colonists dressed up like Indians
• saw tea dumped into Boston Harbor.
• all of the above. 

George III 

• a colonial loyalist 
• a prime minister 
• king of England 
• a British general 

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

What event is depicted in this image?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

• the Treaty of Paris
• the Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Virginia Charter

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington