What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?

Taxes were imposed on the colonists without any input

The MAIN reason colonists were upset about being taxed was because...

they had no representative in the British government

What were the Intolerable Acts?

laws set up by Parliament to punish Boston for its protests

It was called the “Boston Massacre” because

patriots wanted to get other colonists on their side.

What did the colonists resent MOST about the British Acts?

They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

lowered the price of certain teas

What was the Quartering Act?

Colonist had to feed, cloth, and house British soldiers

Why did England tax the colonies after the Proclamation of 1763?

to raise money to pay the cost of defending the colonies.

Thomas Paine supported a revolution because

kings and queens had no right to rule

Which Acts closed the Boston Harbor and backfired against the British?

Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts

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1
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Endor
Battle of Yorktown
2
This person actually wrote the Declaration of Independence
Elon Musk
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
3
Five colonists die after a skirmish with the Redcoats. Used as propaganda against the British,
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Acts
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Lexington
4
The Colonist's name for the Coercive Acts.
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
5
Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?
Taxes were imposed on the colonists without any input
The British only passed taxes the colonists voted for
Taxes were raised to pay for the French and Indian war
Taxes were very high and making the colonists broke
6
How did Parliament respond to the colonists protest against the Stamp Act?
They repealed the Stamp Act.
They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.
They arrested those who resisted or boycotted the Stamp Act.
They increased the tax on paper.
7
What did Parliament pass in 1764 that taxed molasses imported by colonists?
The Intolerable Acts
The Navigation Acts
The Coercive Acts
The Sugar Act
8
On July 4, 1776 this document was signed
Townshend Act
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Space
9
The MAIN reason colonists were upset about being taxed was because...
they did not think they should have to pay taxes
they had no representative in the British government
they did not like the King
they did not live in Britain anymore
10
What were the Intolerable Acts?
reduced the power of the Massachusetts legislature
A boycott organized by the Sons of Liberty
law to reorganize how the British territories were governed
laws set up by Parliament to punish Boston for its protests
11
It was called the “Boston Massacre” because
Loyalists wanted to get the colonists on their side.
killing started in Boston;continued throughout the colonies.
patriots wanted to get other colonists on their side.
a large number of people were killed indiscriminately.
12
These allowed custom officials to enter any location to search for smuggled goods:
Quartering Act
Writs of Assistance
Coercive Acts
Townsend Acts
13
What was the act that placed taxes on imported glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea?
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Townsend Acts
The Navigation Acts
14
What did the colonists resent MOST about the British Acts?
They believed England's war debt was the King's problem.
People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes
They had no representatives to vote on the tax.
The did not blieve in any form of taxation.
15
This person wrote Common Sense
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
16
The main goal of the Tea Act was to
stop colonists from drinking tea.
help a British company
raise the price of tea
punish the colonists
17
The Tea Act
taxed paper
lowered the price of certain teas
raised the price of tea
taxed tea
18
The "shot heard round the world" occurred at this location.
New York
Boston
Washington, D.C.
Lexington & Concord
19
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonist had to feed, cloth, and house British soldiers
Taxes on the colonists were one quarter of their earnings
Every colonist had to pay a quarter a month in taxes
Colonist had to cut quarters in half by order of the King
20
Promises to stop importing goods taxed by the British.
nonimportation agreements
quartering act
writ of assistance
boycott
21
Why did England tax the colonies after the Proclamation of 1763?
to prevent the colonist from trading with Native Americans.
they didn't want colonists trading with other countries.
to raise money to pay the cost of defending the colonies.
to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
22
What act did England create in 1765 that taxed all paper goods and angered the colonists?
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Intolerable Acts
23
What were put in place to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
The Preston Acts
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Navigation Acts
24
Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War that upset the colonists?
The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.
The British had a large war debt so taxes were decreased
The Proclamation of 1763
they had to pay more than British citizens in taxes
25
Thomas Paine supported a revolution because
Loyalists were traitors to England
kings and queens had no right to rule
all men are created equal
colonists owed too little taxes
26
The name of the local political group that organized violent protests against tax collectors?
Daughters of Freedom
Liberty's Kids
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Liberty
27
Which Acts closed the Boston Harbor and backfired against the British?
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts
Boston Tea Party Act
Townshend Acts
28
A colonist who supported separation from England was known as
Redcoat
Loyalist
Lobsterback
Patriot
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This sailor who was African American was killed in the Boston Massacre
Sal Revere
Krispy Cream
Sam Adams
Crispus Attucks

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