PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION – THE CAUSES AND EVENTS
1. What was signed in 1763? By whom was it signed?
2. What did it say? (try to use your own words to explain)
3. When was the Stamp Act passed? (Be sure to use the link highlighted in this question to find the answer, as it provides the answer to numbers 4-7 as well)
4. What was passed in 1765? Name the items which were taxed.
5. What happened on December 16, 1773?
6. What event happened on March 5, 1770?
7. Describe in your own words what happened on this day.
8. Who actually hung the two lanterns in the Old North Church on April 18, 1775?
9. What were the Intolerable Acts?
10. Name the 5 laws which were passed in this Act.
IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE REVOLUTION
11. On what date did Paul Revere make his historic ride?
12. Who went with Paul Revere on this ride?
13. Pick a quote by either Thomas Paine, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin or John Adams. Write a sentence about how that specific quote could relate to the Revolutionary War as a whole.