The American Revolutionary War

Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?

• To get more gold for their thrones

• To pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War

• To fill their bathtubs with money and bathe in it because they are fabulously wealthy

What was this fight called?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Snowball fight

• The Boston Massacre

Why would the colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor? (CLICK BOTH CORRECT ANSWERS - THERE'S A MISTAKE)

• They boycotted British tea because of the Tea Tax that supported the British East India Company. 

• They wanted to meet the Guinness World Record for largest tea cup

• They boycotted British tea because of the Tea Tax

Where were the "first shots heard around the world?" 

• Charlotte

• Lexington & Concord

• Philadelphia

What were the British soldiers nicknamed during the war?

• Soldiers

• Enemies

• Redcoats

What was the point of the Olive Branch Petition?

• Colonists wanted peace, but also wanted their rights as citizens

• Colonists demanded war immediately

• Colonists mocked King George III in the letter

What was the Declaration of Independence?

• A peace treaty with England

• A document declaring the colonies as an independent nation

• A charter to add more colonies in North America

Who did the French help in the American Revolution?

• The Continental Army (American Colonists)

• The British Regulars (England)

Why would the French Navy blockade stop British supply ships from entering Yorktown?

• They raided the ships for the goods

• It was too crowded and they didn't have space for the British Navy

• They were allies with the Americans, and didn't want supplies to reach shore that could destroy the American troops

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!!! What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 do?

• Recognized the United States as an independent country

• Ended the Revolutionary war

• Removed British troops from North America