Events Building Up to the American Revolution

Why did the British Empire have massive debt in 1765?

• The British Empire had to pay for the the French & Indian War and to keep soldiers in the American colonies

• The British Empire had to pay reparations to Spain.
• The British Empire was involved in a trade war with France.
• The British Empire was funding the construction of new railways in the American colonies

What was the outcome of the tax collection under the Stamp Act?

• The tax was successfully collected

• The tax was partially collected

• The tax was never collected

• The tax was doubled

What did the Stamp Act require from the colonists?

• To stop trading with other countries

• To pay a tax on stamps to send paper goods

• To house British soldiers

• To send representatives to Britain

What items did the Townshend Act place a tax on in 1767?

• Coal, iron, and copper
• Wood, fabric, and leather
• Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
• Sugar, salt, and flour

How did the American colonists protest the Townshend Act taxes on tea, glass, paint, and paper?

• They accepted the taxes without protest.
• They wrote letters to the King against the taxes.

• They organized a parade against British goods.

• They boycotted British goods that were taxed.

What is the correct sequence of events that led to the American Revolution?

• Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, and British attacks on Coastal Towns

• Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and British attacks on Coastal Towns

• Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and British attacks on Coastal Towns, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend Act, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, and British attacks on Coastal Towns

What was the relationship between the British and Americans after British soldiers started occupying Boston in 1768?

• Improved

• Worsened

• Unchanged

• Stronger

What started the Boston Massacre?

• A violent gathering of colonists at the King's parade

• A protest against tea taxes.
• American colonists threw rocks after an argument with British soldiers

• A British military parade.

Why was the Boston Massacre useful for propaganda against the British Empire?

• It was a symbol of British violence and encouraged colonist resistance to the King

• It highlighted the strength of British military power.
• It was a minor event with little impact on colonial ideas.

• It encouraged colonists' loyalty to the British king

After the British ended the Townshend Acts, they passed a Tea Tax in 1773. How did the American colonists respond?

• They snuck on British boats & threw crates of tea into Boston Harbor.

• The colonists wrote a letter of disagreement to the British government.

• The colonists organized a tea party to celebrate the tax.
• The colonists burned down parts of Boston.