Events Leading up to American Revolution

1

100

What war took place before the American Revolution and caused Britain to tac the colonies?

French and Indian War 

200

Who won the French and Indian War?

Britian

300

Which act was imposed on the colonists as punishment for the Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

2

100

The king told the colonists that they could not move west past the Appalachian Mountains. This is called the. . .

The Proclamation of 1763

200

Which act did Britain impose tax on Sugar and Molasses 

The Sugar Act

300

The _________________ was a group of colony leaders who met to protest British laws 

First Continental Congress

3

100

A tax on paper goods is the ___________

Stamp Act

200

A group who protested British laws and helped organize events like the Boston Tea Party?

Sons of Liberty 

300

The first "shots" of the American Revolution happened during which battles?

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

4

100

Which Act put a tax on glass, paint and paper 

The Townshend Acts

200

What did the British soldiers do at the Boston Massacre?

Killed 5 colonists

300

What does "boycotted" British good mean?

To stop buying 

5

100

What happened to the tea after the Tea Act?

Tea was cheaper

200

Colonists dumping tea into the harbor is called the. . .

Boston Tea Party

300

Colonists felt that the taxes were fair. True or false

False