1. Study Guide – Events Leading to the American Revolution
Name/Rotation #: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Parent Signature for 5% Extra Credit on the test: ______________________________________________________
Use your notes to help you answer the following questions.
What is another name for the French and Indian War? ______________________________________________________
Who were the two parties fighting the French and Indian War? _____________________________ ______________________________
What were the 2 problems that Britain had after the French and Indian War? ______________________________ ______________________________
The _______________________________________________________ was Britain’s official statement telling the colonists that they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The ______________________________________________________ required colonists to provide lodging, food, and transportation to British Soldiers.
The ______________________________________________________ placed a tax on all printed documents.
In reaction to the Stamp Act of 1765, colonists ____________________________ British goods.
The ______________________________________________________ were a secret group of Patriots that encouraged colonists to protest the taxes England was placing on them.
On March 5th 1770, British Soldiers fired into an angry mob of colonists, killing five people. This event is known as _________________________________.
Americans who supported the King of England were called ______________________.
Colonists felt they had no say in Parliament about whether or not they would be taxed. They called this ____________________________________________.
Americans who wanted to be free from British rule were called ___________________.
The __________________________________ went into effect on May 10, It was a 3 penny per pound import tax on tea.
The Tea Act was designed to get money for the ________________________________ because the colonists were not buying tea from England and they were losing money.

2. _____________________________________________________________
15. As a result of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor. This event is known as ______________________________________________________.
16. England was furious about the loss of tea in Boston and demanded that the colonists pay for it. They passed the ______________________________________ which closed Boston Harbor and suspended the government in Massachusetts.
17. Delegates from 12 colonies met in __________________________________ to discuss the problems in the colonies.
18. This meeting was known as _______________________________________________.
19. All of the colonies were present at the First Continental Congress except __________________________________________.
20. The delegates at the First Continental Congress wanted to get Parliament to ________________________ the Intolerable Acts.
Was the Boston Tea Party was the only “Tea Party” held in the colonies. ____________
George III became King of England in 1760, during the
__________________________________________________ War.
23. Another name for the Intolerable Acts was the ________________________________.
24. A tax on tea and molasses was imposed on the colonists through the ________________________ Act.
25. What were the delegates at the First Continental Congress meeting to discuss?
_______________________________________________________________________
What does it mean when we call the first shot fired in Lexington, Massachusetts, “The shot heard ‘round the world”?
_____________________________________________________________
Who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn the colonists that “The Regulars were coming”? __________________________________________________
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought? _____________________

3. Study Guide – Events Leading to the American Revolution
Name/Rotation #: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Parent Signature for 5% Extra Credit on the test: ______________________________________________________
Use your notes to help you answer the following questions.
What is another name for the French and Indian War? ___Seven Years War ________________________________________
Who were the two parties fighting the French and Indian War? _______England________________ _______France________________
What were the 2 problems that Britain had after the French and Indian War? ____Debt______________________ ____Land to Protect______
The _Proclamation of 1763__ was Britain’s official statement telling the colonists that they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The ___Quartering Act_______________________ required colonists to provide lodging, food, and transportation to British Soldiers.
The _____Stamp Act________________________ placed a tax on all printed documents.
In reaction to the Stamp Act of 1765, colonists _boycott________________ British goods.
The ____Sons of Liberty_______________________ were a secret group of Patriots that encouraged colonists to protest the taxes England was placing on them.
On March 5th 1770, British Soldiers fired into an angry mob of colonists, killing five people. This event is known as _Boston Massacre_________.
Americans who supported the King of England were called _Loyalists___.
Colonists felt they had no say in Parliament about whether or not they would be taxed. They called this _Taxataion without Representation.
Americans who wanted to be free from British rule were called Patriots.
The _Tea Act______________ went into effect on May 10, It was a 3 penny per pound import tax on tea.
The Tea Act was designed to get money for the British East India Company because the colonists were not buying tea from England and they were losing money.

4. _The shot was very famous because it started the Revolutionary War
15. As a result of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor. This event is known as ______Boston Tea Party_____________________________.
16. England was furious about the loss of tea in Boston and demanded that the colonists pay for it. They passed the _Intolerable Acts_____________ which closed Boston Harbor and suspended the government in Massachusetts.
17. Delegates from 12 colonies met in _Philadelphia___________ to discuss the problems in the colonies.
18. This meeting was known as _First Continental Congress_____________.
19. All of the colonies were present at the First Continental Congress except ____Georgia____________________________.
20. The delegates at the First Continental Congress wanted to get Parliament to __Repeal______________ the Intolerable Acts.
Was the Boston Tea Party was the only “Tea Party” held in the colonies. _No_______
George III became King of England in 1760, during the
____French and Indian/Seven Years_______________ War.
23. Another name for the Intolerable Acts was the _Coercive Acts_________.
24. A tax on tea and molasses was imposed on the colonists through the ______Sugar______ Act.
25. What were the delegates at the First Continental Congress meeting to discuss?
___ways to convince Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts__________________
What does it mean when we call the first shot fired in Lexington, Massachusetts, “The shot heard ‘round the world”?
_The shot was very famous because it started the Revolutionary War
Who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn the colonists that “The Regulars were coming”? ___Paul Revere and William Dawes_____________
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought? _Lexington