Unit 2

Great Britain made American pay taxes to help pay for __________

• paper products

• the French and Indian War

• tea

The American surprised the British at __________ on Christmas.

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Trenton, New Jersey

The British would not let Americans write laws in ___________.

• Parliament

• Congress

• New York City

The Senate and the House of Representatives are the two houses of _________.

• the Supreme Court

• Parliament

• Congress

Benjamin Franklin asked ___________ to help Americans fight against the British.

• George Washington

• France

• Congress

Great Britain made a new tax law called the Stamp Act that said Americans had to pay tax on newpapers.

• True

• False

The Boston Tea Party made King George very angry.

• True

• False

Benjamin Franklin fought as a soldier in the American Revolution.

• True

• False

After the American Revolution, the United States had 23 states.

• True

• False

The Bill of Rights says that senators and representatives write our country's laws.

• True

• False