American Revolution

What was the Stamp Act?

• A tax on tea

• A tax on paper products

• A tax on glass

What was the effect of the colonists protesting the Stamp Act? (What happened as a result of the protests?)

• Parliament made the tax higher

• Parliament made the tax lower

• Parliament repealed the tax

Why did the colonists think the Stamp Act was unfair?

• They didn't like to pay taxes

• They were not British citizens

• They didn't have a say/voice in the British government

What was Parliament?

• early groups of colonists that met to discuss the Revolution
• an act passed by the British
• the name of the colonial government
• the name of the British government

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A fight over land in the Ohio River Valley

• The last battle of the Revolutionary War

• When British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston

Who were the loyalists?

• People who supported the American colonists' fight for independence.

• British soldiers who fought against the American colonists.

• People who remained loyal to the British Crown and opposed the American Revolution.

• Native American tribes that allied with the American colonists.

Why did colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor in 1773?

• Because they were mad about the tax on tea

• Because they were mad about the high price of cloth

• Because they thought it would be fun

Who were the patriots?

• Loyalists who supported British rule in the American colonies.

• Native American tribes who allied with the British during the war.

• American colonists who supported and fought for independence from Great Britain.

• British soldiers who fought against the American colonists.

How did the Battle of Lexington and Concord end?

• The British soldiers retreated back to Boston.

• The British soldiers defeated the patriots.

• John Adams was captured by the British.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? (Why was it written?)

• To tell Britain how nice they were.

• To tell Britain that the colonies wanted to become an independent country

• To tell Britain that the colonies wanted peace.