British Actions and Colonial Reactions
Britain taxed the colonies to help pay debt from this war. What is the name of the war?
French and Indian War
This group protested British taxes and helped organize the Boston Tea Party.
A. Daughters of Liberty
B. Loyalists
C. Native Americans
D. Sons of Liberty
D. Sons of Liberty
The Declaration was adopted on July 4 of this year.
A. 1870
B. 1777
C. 1776
D. 1807
C. 1776
The American colonists fought against this country.
A. Asia
B. France
C. Spain
D. Great Britain
D. Great Britain
Civilians collected food, clothing, and money to support these people.
A. The British
B. Soldiers / the Continental Army
C. The French
D. Native Americans
B. Soldiers / the Continental Army
This act placed a tax on printed materials, such as newspapers.
A. Tax on Tea
B. Stamp Act
C. Intolerable Act
D. Treaty of Paris
B. Stamp Act
These colonists remained loyal to Britain and opposed independence.
A. Patriots
B. Loyalists
C. Native Americans
D. Sons of Liberty
B. Loyalists
Independence means being able to do this instead of being controlled by another country.
A. Get rid of laws
B. Govern yourself
C. Run the government
D. Vote
B. Govern yourself
This country became an important ally of the Americans.
A. Asia
B. France
C. Spain
D. Great Britain
B. France
These people secretly gathered information about British plans.
A. The government
B. The loyalists
C. Spies
D. The French
C. Spies
Colonists used this type of protest when they refused to buy British goods.
A. Boycott
B. Law breaking
C. War
D. Loitering
A. Boycott
These colonists supported independence from Britain.
A. Patriots
B. Loyalists
C. Native Americans
D. Sons of Liberty
A. Patriots
“Consent of the governed” means government gets its power from whom?
A. The governent
B. The people
C. The laws
D. The president
B. The people
Victory at this battle helped convince France to form an alliance with the Americans.
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington
C. Battle of Saratoga
D. Battle of Concord
C. Battle of Saratoga
This agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War.
A. The stamp act
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The Treaty of Paris
D. The Intolerable act
C. The Treaty of Paris
These British laws punished Boston after the Boston Tea Party.
A. Intolerable Acts
B. Boston Massacre
C. Stamp Act
D. Townshend Act
A. Intolerable Acts
This group helped colonists make their own cloth instead of buying British cloth.
A. Sons of Liberty
B. Patriots
C. Thomas Jefferson's Army
D. Daughters of Liberty
D. Daughters of Liberty
Why did the Declaration include complaints against King George III?
A. They hated King George
B. They felt he was the best king
C. To explain and justify why the colonies were separating from Britain.
D. He was a good listener
C. To explain and justify why the colonies were separating from Britain.
British General Cornwallis surrendered at this Virginia location in 1781.
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington
C. Battle of Saratoga
D. Battle of Concord
A. Battle of Yorktown
In the Treaty of Paris of 1783, Britain recognized the United States as this.
A. An ally
B. Apart of Britain still
C. A colony
D. An independent country
D. An independent country
Why did colonists object to “taxation without representation”?
A. It saved them money
B. It hurt their feelings
C. They were taxed without representatives speaking for them in Parliament.
D. They needed their taxes
C. They were taxed without representatives speaking for them in Parliament.
Why might an enslaved person have joined British forces after Lord Dunmore’s proclamation?
A. Dunmore offered freedom to eligible enslaved people belonging to rebels who joined British forces.
B. They would win money
C. They wanted to help the Americans
D. They hated the British
A. Dunmore offered freedom to eligible enslaved people belonging to rebels who joined British forces.
Name two natural rights listed in the Declaration. Write them on your board
hint: one of them is pursuit of ________________.
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness
How did allied soldiers and French ships trap the British at Yorktown?
Fill in the blanks
Soldiers blocked escape by _ _ _ _ , and French ships blocked escape by _ _ _.
Soldiers blocked escape by land, and French ships blocked escape by sea.
How was the Declaration of Independence different from the Treaty of Paris?
A. They werent different
B. The Declaration announced independence in 1776; the treaty ended the war and Britain recognized independence in 1783.
C. Because of the names
D. Because of the location they were signed
B. The Declaration announced independence in 1776; the treaty ended the war and Britain recognized independence in 1783.