Events Leading to the American Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

The _____ is an incident where British soldiers fired weapons upon unarmed colonists.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Declaration of Independence

The _____ was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against unfair taxes placed on the colonists by King George III, they dressed as Native Americans and dumped tons of tea into the Boston Harbor to prove their point.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Declaration of Independence

The _____ was the policy that stated England would take control over the colonies' affairs.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Declaration of Independence

_____ were people who lived in England or had parents who were born in England but moved to North America to settle.

• Black Regiments

• Native Americans

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Tyranny

The _____ was a document that stated the United States' formal separation England, written by Thomas Jefferson.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Declaration of Independence

The _____ was a meeting of delegates held in 1774 to discuss the problems that the colonies were having with England.

• First Continental Congress

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

• Protest

• Second Continental Congress

The _____ was a meeting of delegates held in 1775 to discuss breaking away from England and becoming an independent nation.

• First Continental Congress

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

• Protest

• Second Continental Congress

The _____ was a war between England and the French (with native American support) expanding British land claims to the Mississippi River, the expenses from this war was the reason that King George III needed to tax colonies.

• First Continental Congress

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Second Continental Congress

_____ were people who were already living in the colonies prior to the colonists' arrival who aided the French during the French and Indian War.

• Black Regiments

• Native Americans

• British Imperial Policy

• Colonists

• Tyranny

_____ means is to show disapproval of something.

• Stamp Act

• Colonists

• Tax

• Protest

• Tyranny