The Road to the American Revolution

What is the name of the act that placed a tax on molasses and other sweets?

An untrained, citizen volunteer army. Each colony was urged to form one of these during the First Continental Congress.

Who was given the task of delivering a message to the French in the Ohio River Valley that they must remove themselves?

Colonists who did not want to rebel against England were called...

In what city did the First Continental Congress meet?

The French and Indian War was fought between these two groups:

These laws were King George III’s way of punishing the Bostonians for their tea party...

What was the slogan used by the colonists to express their unhappiness with the new taxes?

What is the name of the English legislature (group of people who make laws) that colonists wanted a say in?

This man was a leader of the Sons of Liberty and initiated the Boston Tea Party:

Which area of land was fought over in the French & Indian War?

Exaggerating an event in order to influence people is called...

This law demanded that colonists give Redcoats shelter, food, clothing and a bed to sleep in.

What is the meaning behind this political cartoon?

Who was allies with Britain during the French & Indian War?

When many people sign a document addressed to a government official making a request it is called a...

Which of the following was a result of the French & Indian War?

Colonists who supported rebelling against England were called...

The Sons of Liberty protested British-imposed taxes in the colonies at this famous fiesta...

This 7-year event cost England a lot of money. After it, the King imposed taxes on the colonists in order to pay for it.

This placed a tax on imported goods like paper, glass, lead, paint and tea.

Which act placed a tax on paper goods and legal documents?

Which country owned the Ohio Valley before the French & Indian War?

This group of colonists were patriots who greatly supported independence from England.

This was the only colony that did not attend the First Continental Congress

Who was the King of England leading up to and during the American Revolution?

This means to exaggerate an issue or event in order to gain support for your cause.

What was the name of the plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin that urged colonists to unite against Britain?

When people stop buying goods from a certain company or person -- this was a popular form of colonial protest.

Who was allies with France during the French & Indian War?

Paul Revere's engraving was propaganda that depicted THIS event. It was designed to make colonists angry at Britain.

This act stated that colonists could not move West of the Appalachian Mountains. It angered many colonists.

These general search warrants allowed Redcoats to search colonist's homes without just cause.