23/24: SS: American Revolution

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

• The Seven Years War

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Concord

• The Great War

What marked the end of The French and Indian War?

• The Declaration of Independence

• Thanksgiving

• Paul Revere's Ride

• The Treaty of Paris 1763

Why did the British feel they could tax the colonists?

• The colonists were always overjoyed when taxed

• England had a huge debt after the war and felt the colonists should pay it back

• England knew the colonists wanted to help pay for the French and Indian War

• The colonists offered to help pay for the huge debt caused by The French and Indian War

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Englishmen and Colonists celebrated together with tea

• Colonists dressed as Native Americans that dumped English tea into Boston Harbor

• British that were rebelling against the King

• British and Colonists that came together to agree upon imported goods

Who rode his horse to warn that the British were coming?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• King George III

How did the colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?

• By buying more British goods

• By sending representatives to Philadelphia to attend the First Continental Congress

• By ensuring all British troops would leave the colonies

• By making Paul Revere the president

Why did British soldiers march to Concord?

• to surprise George Washington's militia

• to impose a new tax on military weapons

• to seize the military supplies of the colonists

• to stop the revolution from starting

What were the two goals of the Tea Act?

• to tax the colonists and to help the East India Tea Company not file bankruptcy

• to tax the colonists and to increase the supply of tea

• to increase the supply of tea

• to increase the supply of tea in the colonists for the rich and the poor

Who was  at the First Continental Congress?

• Representatives from King George's court

• Representatives from Washington's militia

• Representative from 12 of the colonies

• Representatives from Native American tribes

What decisions were made at the First Continental Congress?

• Increase trade with Britain and support British troops

• Increase trade globally and increase taxes

• Support of of King George's decisions and agree with all imposed Acts

• Stop all trade with Britain and to start training militias