U1C1 American Revolution Part 1

A government led by a king or queen is called a _________________.

What is one reason why British Parliament passed the Stamp Act?

• to help the King

• to help Britain pay off the cost of the war

• to raise the cost of sending letters

• to help the queen

Money that people pay to the government is called ______________.

An area that is controlled and settled by people from another country is called __________.

What was the Stamp Act?

• A law that gave colonists free paper products.

• To help start the American Revolution

• A law made by Great Britain that required colonists to pay a tax on all paper products.

• A law that required colonist to allow British soldiers to stay in colonist homes.

How did the colonist feel/react to the Stamp Act?

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A party where colonists dressed as Native Americans and shared tea with one another.

• Colonist took action to protest the tax on tea by dumping all the tea in the Boston harbor.

• A party between the British Parliament and the colonists.

• Colonist took action and stole all the tea from Britain.

How did British Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• British Parliament passed laws that punished the people of Boston.

• British Parliament lowered the taxes on tea.

• British Parliament removed all taxes on tea.

• British Parliament stopped sending tea to the colonists.

What was the First Continental Congress?

• A meeting with British Parliament to write the Declaration of Rights.

• A meeting with British Parliament to discuss changes.

• A meeting where colonist met to share their anger about British Parliament.

• A meeting between colonist and the British Parliament.

What is the Declaration of Rights?

• A letter sent to the King that said colonist should have all the same rights as those who live in Great Britain.

• A letter that declared independence from Great Britain.

• A letter that told the King that the colonist were happy about the taxes.

• A letter that told the colonist what their rights were.