Unit 3 American Independence

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770

• A battle during the American Civil War

• An event where British troops surrendered to American forces

• A peaceful protest against British taxation

What event marked a dramatic increase in tension between the colonists and British?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The establishment of the First Continental Congress

• The drafting of the Declaration of Independence

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party

• A set of laws that granted independence to the American colonies

• A group of acts that promoted trade between Britain and the American colonies

• A collection of laws that established the first American constitution

What document officially informed the British of the American colonies' desire to break apart from Great Britain?

• The Declaration of Independence.

• The Magna Carta.

• The Treaty of Paris.

• The Articles of Confederation.

What was the Stamp Act?

• A British law that imposed a tax on printed materials in the American colonies

• A law that required all American colonists to house British soldiers

• A trade agreement between Britain and the American colonies

Who wrote 'Common Sense'?

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

What was the Treaty of Paris?

• A treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War

• A treaty that started World War I

• A treaty that established the European Union

• A treaty that ended the Cold War

What was the American Revolution?

• A war for independence fought by the American colonies against Great Britain

• A peaceful negotiation between the American colonies and Great Britain

• A civil war between the northern and southern states of America

• A conflict between the United States and France over territorial disputes

What was the Continental Army?

• The military force established by the American colonies during the American Revolutionary War.

• A group of European mercenaries hired by the British during the American Revolutionary War.

• The name of the British Army stationed in the American colonies during the 18th century.

• A coalition of Native American tribes formed to resist European colonization.

What was the Sons of Liberty?

• The Sons of Liberty was a group of American colonists formed to oppose British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

• The Sons of Liberty was a British organization that supported the American colonies during the American Revolution.

• The Sons of Liberty was a secret society of French revolutionaries who aimed to overthrow the monarchy.

• The Sons of Liberty was a group of Native American leaders who negotiated peace treaties with European settlers.