American Revolution Flashcard

Front

Who fought in the Seven Years War?

Back

France and Britain

Front

Who won the Seven Years War?

Back

Britain

Front

The Seven Years War was expensive. As a result, the British gave the colonists _______________________________

Back

Taxes

Front

Which act(s) placed a tax on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and many other paper goods? Options: Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts

Back

Stamp Act

Front

Which act(s) placed a tax on glass, lead, paint, and tea?

Back

Townshend Acts

Front

The small skirmish between the British and the colonists in 1770, resulting in 5 colonist deaths, was known as the ____________________________

Back

Boston Massacre

Front

During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists put their tea in ___________________________

Back

Boston Harbor

Front

As a result of the Boston Massacre, the British passed the ________________ punishing the people of Boston.

Back

Intolerable Acts

Front

What was the name for colonial civilian soldiers who organized against the British?

Back

Minutemen

Front

The first battle of the American Revolution was the Battle of _________________

Back

Lexington