Review for Chapter 4, Section 1 Quiz

Character Development

I dream that one day…

Chapter 4The War for Independence

I. The Stirrings of Rebellion

A. Tensions between colonists and Britain continued to grow

1. Stamp Act (1765)- required colonists to buy stamps to be placed on certain goods

a. affected the colonists directly

b. Sons of Liberty- Sam Adams

c. boycotts

d. 1766- Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

2. 1777- Parliament passed the Townsend Acts

a. placed on more goods and TEA

b. protests

c. more British troops sent to Boston

B. Boston Massacre- Crispus Attucks

C. Committees of Correspondence

D. Boston Tea Party

E. King George III punished Massachusetts by passing the Intolerable Acts- martial law

F. Colonial leaders form the First Continental Congress

G. Concord and Lexington

1. minutemen

2. Paul Revere

3. Battle of Lexington- 15 minutes

4. British are ambushed on the way back from Concord, and the defeated troops returned to Boston

Protest over the Stamp Act

Sons of Liberty

Death of the Stamp Act

First Continental Congress

Chapter 4 The War for Independence

I. The Stirrings of RebellionA. Tensions between colonists and Britain continued to grow

1. Stamp Act (1765)- required colonists to buy stamps to be placed on certain goods

a. affected the colonists directlyb. Sons of Liberty- Sam Adamsc. boycottsd. 1766- Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

2. 1777- Parliament passed the Townsend Actsa. placed on more goods and TEAb. protestsc. more British troops sent to Boston

B. Boston Massacre- Crispus AttucksC. Committees of CorrespondenceD. Boston Tea PartyE. King George III punished Massachusetts by passing the Intolerable Acts- martial lawF. Colonial leaders form the First Continental CongressG. Concord and Lexington

1. minutemen2. Paul Revere3. Battle of Lexington- 15 minutes4. British are ambushed on the way back from Concord, and

the defeated troops returned to Boston

Sequence

• Write a paragraph on the events leading up to the American Revolution.

Alabama High School GraduationExam Review Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?2. Why did Paul Revere ride?3. What does “taxation without representation” mean?4. What did the Navigation Acts force the colonists to do?5. How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?6. What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party?7. What actions did King George take to punish the

colonists for the Boston Tea Party?8. What were the first two skirmishes between the British

and the American colonists?