American Revolution Do Now

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

• because the taxes were only for the rich people

• because they had no representatives in Parliament

• because the taxes came from France

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

• To pay the cost for new buildings

• To show colonists who is in charge

• To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

• To pay for the cost of the Seven Years War

What does it mean to boycott something?

Which of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?

• boycotting

• voting

• the colonists did not fight the taxes

• walk-outs

The group of people that were loyal to the king were called...

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Fighters

• Minute Men

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

What important document was a result of the Second Continental Congress? 

• The Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• The Constitution 
• The ten commandents