What was the Tea Act?

Tea had to be sold by the East India Tea Company

What event led to the Boston Massacre?

Colonists insulted British soldiers and threw snowballs

What was the Boston Tea Party?

a group of colonists that dumped tea in the Boston Harbor

"Give me liberty or give me death" can best be described as meaning ______?

He would rather die than not gain independence from Britain

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

control profits from the fur trade in the Ohio River Valley

What was the Sugar Act?

Colonists had to pay taxes on sugar

What was the Stamp Act?

Colonists had to pay taxes on paper/printed goods

What was the LAST event on the Road to the Revolution timeline?

The Fighting at Lexington and Concord

What is NOT a way that the colonists protested British taxes?

Sending King George III fan mail

Patrick Henry's famous quote from the time of the American Revolution was _________?

"Give me liberty or give me death"

Why were the colonists so upset about the taxes they had to pay?

They didn't have representatives in the British Government

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1
What was the Tea Act?
Tea was the only drink the colonists were allowed to drink
Tea had to be consumed on a daily basis
Tea had to be shipped from Boston to England
Tea had to be sold by the East India Tea Company
2
What event led to the Boston Massacre?
The Patriots fired shots into the crowd of British Soldiers
The soldiers threw snowballs at the colonists
Colonists insulted British soldiers and threw snowballs
Soldiers called the colonists "Bloodybacks"
3
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a group of British soldiers threw tea into the Boston harbor
a group of Native Americans threw tea into the Boston Harbor
a group of colonists that dumped tea in the Boston Harbor
a group of people that drank tea to celebrate independence
4
What two groups fought against each other in the French & Indian War between 1754-1763?
The Native Americans and the Patriots
The Native Americans and the Spanish
The French and the British
The French and the Native Americans
5
What main event led to the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Declaration of Independence
The Sugar Act
6
"Give me liberty or give me death" can best be described as meaning ______?
He would be forever loyal to King George III
He was excited to fight in the Revolution
He would rather die than not gain independence from Britain
He was a spy that would fight for the British army
7
Why was the French and Indian War fought?
To end slavery
To pay off the kings debts
control profits from the fur trade in the Ohio River Valley
to gain independence from Great Britain
8
What was the Sugar Act?
Colonists had to pay taxes on tea
Colonists had to pay taxes on paper
Colonists had to pay taxes on sugar
Colonists could ONLY buy tea from the East India tea company
9
What was the Stamp Act?
Colonists had to pay fees on stamps
Colonists had to pay taxes on paper/printed goods
Colonists had to pay taxes on sugar
Colonists had to design stamps to mail letters
10
Why were the British soldiers called "Bloodybacks" or "Lobsterbacks"?
The snowballs thrown from an angry mob made them bloody
Nobody really knows for sure
The cold weather made skin turn red in winter
Their uniform jackets were red
11
A person who wanted independence from Great Britain was called a _________________?
Loyalist
Bloody Back
Red Coat
Patriot
12
What was the FIRST event to happen on the Road to the Revolution timeline?
The Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Fighting at Lexington and Concord
The French and Indian War
13
Who rode on horseback to Lexington and Concord to warn colonists that the British were coming?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
14
What was the LAST event on the Road to the Revolution timeline?
The Fighting at Lexington and Concord
The French and Indian War
Paul Revere's ride
The First Continental Congress
15
What is NOT a way that the colonists protested British taxes?
Sending King George III fan mail
Protests
Petitions
Boycotts
16
Patrick Henry's famous quote from the time of the American Revolution was _________?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans"
"Give me liberty or give me death"
" This too shall pass"
17
What meeting did representatives from 12 colonies unite to decide what to do about the British?
The First Continental Congress
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
The Boston Tea party
18
How did the British Parliament decide to pay for the French and Indian War?
They paid in cash from France
They taxed the colonists
The king paid for it
They charged it on their credit cards
19
A person who remained loyal to Great Britain was called a ______________________?
Patriot
Loyalist
Colonist
Traitor
20
Why were the colonists so upset about the taxes they had to pay?
They didn't have any extra money
It took a long time to send money in the mail
They didn't have jobs that paid well enough to pay the taxes
They didn't have representatives in the British Government

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