Colonists had governed themselves through elected colonial assemblies for over a hundred years. The Boston Tea Party happened in a single night in December 1773. Which of the two is a long-term condition rather than an immediate trigger?

Starting in 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act to raise money in the colonies. What long-term condition made Parliament want that money?

In October 1763, King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. What did it tell colonists they could not do?

The Sugar Act of 1764 placed a duty on molasses brought into the colonies from islands outside the British Empire. Which New England business felt that duty most directly?

The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed molasses brought into the colonies. How was the Stamp Act of 1765 different?

In 1765 Patrick Henry introduced resolutions in Virginia's assembly arguing that only Virginia's own elected assembly could tax Virginians. Which new tax law was he arguing against?

Colonial merchants signed agreements promising to stop buying and importing British goods until Parliament repealed a tax. What is this kind of organized refusal called?

Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766, partly because colonial boycotts had cut into British merchants' sales.

The Quartering Act of 1765 applied to British soldiers stationed in the colonies. What did it require colonial governments to do?

In 1767 the Townshend Acts placed duties on goods imported into the colonies. Which group of goods did those duties cover?

A Boston newspaper called the shooting of March 5, 1770, a massacre by soldiers. A British officer reported that the crowd threw stones and that his men fired without an order. What do both accounts agree on?

British troops had been stationed in Boston since 1768, and anger at them built up for two years. Which single dated event in March 1770 turned that anger into outrage across the colonies?

The Tea Act of 1773 let one British company ship tea straight to the colonies and sell it cheaply. Many colonists still refused to buy it. Why?

On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists boarded ships in Boston Harbor and threw chests of tea into the water. Which law were they protesting?

Parliament closed the port of Boston in 1774 to punish the town for destroying the tea. How did people in many other colonies respond?

Delegates from twelve colonies met in Philadelphia in September 1774 as the First Continental Congress. Which recent action by Parliament brought them together?

Parliament closed the port of Boston in 1774. One of these was a long-running condition and the other was the immediate trigger. Which one was the immediate trigger of the port closing?

The Sugar Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Coercive Acts each answered a different colonial action or need. Which of the three was passed to punish Massachusetts after the tea was destroyed in Boston Harbor?

In April 1775, British troops marched out of Boston toward the town of Concord. What had they been ordered to do there?

Paul Revere rode out of Boston into the countryside on the night of April 18, 1775. What was the purpose of his ride?

Britain's war debt from the French and Indian War was a long-term CONDITION pushing Parliament toward new taxes. What was instead the immediate TRIGGER, a specific action that sparked colonial protest?

Many colonists had fought in the French and Indian War. How did many of them feel about the Proclamation of 1763?

The slogan “no taxation without representation” meant colonists objected to taxes passed without their direct representatives in Parliament.

Which British law taxed printed items such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards?

Besides boycotts, what was another common way colonists protested British taxes?

What was a long-term CONDITION behind colonial anger, rather than a single dated event?

After British soldiers shot five colonists in Boston in 1770, how did Patriot leaders such as Paul Revere use the event?

Which British company did the Tea Act of 1773 help by letting it sell tea cheaply in the colonies?

What protest in December 1773 involved colonists boarding ships in Boston Harbor and destroying their cargo?

For years, settlers moving west had clashed with Native nations over land, a long-running CONDITION. Which event was the immediate TRIGGER for the Proclamation of 1763?

Besides closing the port of Boston, which punishment was part of the Intolerable Acts?

What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress in 1774?

Committees of Correspondence were official British government offices set up to collect taxes from the colonies.

Which group generally supported independence from Britain?

Which group generally wanted the colonies to stay part of Britain and obey the king?

What were minutemen?

Which battles in April 1775 are often called the first battles of the American Revolution?

The Sons of Liberty were groups of colonists who organized protests against British taxes.

How did distance from Britain affect the colonies before the Revolution?

Which idea became stronger as colonists protested British policies?