Prelude to the Revolution.

Another name for the Seven Years War was...

• French and Indian War

• War for Independence

• French War

• War with Natives

Why were colonists mainly upset about the new taxes?

• They were unfair.

• They were way too high.

• They had no say in them.

• They didn't make sense.

The Stamp Act affected primarily people who used paper, which was who?

• Newpapers

• Blacksmiths

• Doctors

• Lawyers

Did the protests on the initial tax acts work?

• No

• Yes

Why did colonists protest the Tea Act even though it lowered the price on tea?

• Principle, meaning they didn't like what Britain was doing.

• It wasn't good tea.

• They hated that kind of tea.

• They wanted to smuggle tea.

Why was the creation of a "Continental Congress" kind of a big deal?

• It was the first major government in the colonies.

• It was the first independent government in the colonies.

• It started to make British people angry.

• It was in protest of taxes.

Did colonists want independence from England when they sent delgates to protest the tax laws?

• Yes

• No

Do all colonists think they should be an independent nation?

• No, they loved how England was treating them.

• No, they had a vartiey of reasons.

• Yes, AMERICA!!!!

• Yes, they wanted to get rid of the taxes.

Does John get shocked?

• Yes

• No

Why was Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" so influential?

• It showed colonists that England was being unfair.

• It talked about how King George was dumb.

• It was published and spread all throughout the colonies.