Revolutionary War

Before the Revolutionary War, Britain and France fought for control over the_______________.

• Mississippi River Valley
• Ohio River Valley
• Hudson River Valley
• Snake River Valley

The Boston Massacre happened because ____________.

• colonists did not like having soldiers in Boston
• a crowd yelled and threw snowballs at soldiers
• Parliament passed the Tea Act
• five colonists were killed

Many colonists were upset about paying taxes to England because ____________.

• they had a lot of money
• they could smuggle goods faster
• they didn't have any money
• they had no say in the taxes

A Loyalist wanted _____________.

• freedom from Britain
• to remain under King George III rule

To ________ is to gain a victory.

• lose
• tie
• win

An ally is a/an ___________.

• enemy
• friend

__________ is the colonist who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

________ sent soldiers to capture the colonists' supplies.

• General Gage
• Paul Revere
• George Washington
• King George III

Why did the Sons of Liberty take part in the Boston Tea Party?

• Britain passed the Coercive Acts
• Britain stopped all trade between the colonies and England.
• Britain was forcing the colonists to pay a tax on tea.
• King George III 

To stand up for one's rights through a march or boycott is called a __________.

• massacre
• revolt
• petition
• protest