French Indian War
The British did not want the colonists to move west of what?
A. The Ohio Valley
B. Georgia
C. The Native Territory
What is A. The Ohio Valley
This was the first Act that the British imposed on the Colonists
A. The Sweetums Act
B. The Sugar Act
C. The Chocolate Act
B. The Sugar Act
Placing a stamp on a paper good showed that a colonist did what?
A. Licked the stamp
B. Paid the Stamp Tax
C. Paid the Sugar Tax
B. Paid the Stamp Tax
This man learned that the British planned to March to Concord and rode to warn the other Colonists
A. Paul Revere
B. Colonel Sanders
C. Paul Rudd
A. Paul Revere
How did Britain deal with its increasing debt?
A. They had a bake sale
B. Taxing the Colonists
C. Mining for gold
B. Taxing the Colonists
A. Lord Voldermort
B. King James the Great
C. King George III
Who is C. King George III
What was the famous quote about the Colonists being taxed without having any say?
A. "No Taxation Without Representation"
B. "Mo Money Mo Problems"
C. "Give Me Liberty of Give me Death"
A. "No Taxation Without Representation"
How many colonies were there?
A. 13
B. 9
C. 12
A. 13
The British and Malitia Men meet at Concord where what happend?
A. The Shot of the Century
B. The Shot that was Wicked Loud
C. Shot Heard Round the World
C. Shot Heard Round the World
What events lead up the Boston Massacre?
A. King George ordered the British to fight
B. The Colonists were calling the British names and throwing things at them
C. Nothing- the British just started blasting
B. The Colonists were calling the British names and throwing things at them
This "law" forbade the Colonists from moving west
A. The Stamp Act
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The Proclamation of 1763
C. The Proclamation of 1763
What Did the Quartering Act do?
A. Blocked the Boston Harbor
B. Allowed British Soldiers to live in Colonists homes
C. Took away all the Colonists decision making
B. Allowed British Soldiers to live in Colonists homes
What was the relationship between the Colonists and the British BEFORE the French and Indian War?
A. Besties - everyone got along
B. Terrible - they ALWAYS hated each other
C. Meh - They didn't really talk
A. Besties - everyone got along
The Battle of Lexington and Concord signaled the beginning of what?
The American Revolution
True or False: Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
True
The British sent troops to protect the Colonists from being attacked by who?
The Indians, or Native Americans
What did the Stamp Act tax?
All paper good, such as documents, playing cards, licenses etc
in the 1760s and 1770s, this was the first group formed to make communication more efficient between the colonies.
A. The Justice League
B. The Colonists of the Round Table
C. The Committees of Correspondence
C. The Committees of Correspondence
British soldiers were marching to Lexington and Concord for two reasons. First, they wanted to capture rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Second, they wanted to
A. Shake their hands
B. End the battle
C. Destroy the colonial weapons
C. Destroy colonial weapons
The First Continental Congress urged colonists to ___ British goods if the Coercive Acts were not repealed.
A. Purchase
B. Boycott
B. Boycott
What problem did the British face after sending so many troops over to America?
The British were running out of money, they were in debt
The Boston Tea Party was the Colonists retaliation to which Act?
The Tea Act
Many of the most important political men in the thirteen colonies met to express outrage over the Coercive Acts in a meeting called the what?
A. First Right of Acts
B. First Continental Congress
C. First Colonial Committee
B. First Continental Congress
As the British Soldiers walked back to Boston, what did the Militia Men do?
shot at them from behind trees and buildings
Which of these was NOT part of the Coercive Acts?
A. Blockade of the Boston Harbor
B. Quartering Act
C. Townshend Act
C. Townshend Act