Events Leading Up to the War

In 1768, British troops were sent to America because:

• to support the American colonies in their fight against France.

• to enforce the Townshend Acts and maintain order.

• to establish new trade routes with Native American tribes.

• to explore and map the western territories.

The event in 1770 that involved British troops and resulted in the death of five colonists is known as the:

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• American Revolution

• Declaration of Independence

The Tea Act of April 27, 1773, was:

• a law that imposed taxes on all tea imported to the American colonies

• a British legislation that granted the East India Company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants

• an act that prohibited the import of tea to the American colonies

• a regulation that required all tea in the colonies to be purchased from British merchants

The event that took place on December 16, 1773, where colonists dressed like Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor is known as:

• The Boston Tea Party

• The American Revolution

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

In 1774, what event made the English government (parliment) very angry?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

What type of meeting did the colonists have to discuss how to fight back against King George III?

• Public

• Secret

• Open

• Formal

Who were the colonists planning to fight back against during the First Continental Congress?

• King George II

• King George III

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Henry VIII

Fill in the blank: The colonists decided to write a letter asking for an end to _______.

• taxes

• war

• trade restrictions

• colonial rule

The letter to the king went ________.

• unanswered

• missing

• unnoticed

• unread

What were formed in every colony after the First Continental Congress?

• Armies

• Militias

• Governments

• Schools