Modified(Simplified Wording)SS8H3 Ga in the Revolutionary Era

How did colonists react to the Stamp Act of 1765?

• Colonists accepted the act to help pay Britain's expenses.

• Many colonists ignored the act.

• Colonists protested with petitions and boycotts, leading to its repeal.

Choose three events that led to the American Revolution.

• The Tea Act.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise.

• The Stamp Act.

• The Intolerable Acts.

• The Constitutional Convention.

Compare the French and Indian War with the Stamp Act. What did these events have in common?

• They were both causes of the American Revolution.

• They were both effects of the American Revolution.

• They both angered southern colonists and led to secession.

• They both helped establish the authority of the Federal government.

After the French & Indian War, why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?

• It did not allow them to settle west of the Appalachian mountains.

• It taxed items like newspapers and contracts.

• It forced colonists to house British soldiers.

• It took away their representation in Parliament.

Which of these was a common slogan of the American Revolution?

• A. "Remember the Maine!"

• B. "Remember the Alamo!"

• C. "Fifty-four forty or fight!"

• D. "No taxation without representation!"

This painting shows the 1773 protest by American colonists known as what?

• The Plymouth Rocks

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

How did Georgia benefit from the British victory in the French and Indian War?

• Augusta became the capital of Georgia.

• Georgia's boundaries were extended, almost doubling its size.

• Georgia became a royal colony.

The Boston Massacre was

• an unprovoked attack on civilians by British soldiers.

• Britain's response to smuggled goods in Boston harbor.

• the killing of a mob by British mercenaries in Boston.

• an incident where five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by a mob.

Use the cartoon and your knowledge to answer: This drawing was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon supports which statement?

• The American colonies needed to unite to be secure.

• The new states should ratify the Constitution.

• The colonies needed to approve the Declaration of Independence to win the war.

What is the BEST title for a research paper about these topics?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783

• The American Victory at Yorktown

• Causes of the American Revolution

• Effects of the French and Indian War