Form 12: Major Events Leading to the Declaration Exercise

Form 12: Major Events Leading to the Declaration

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Form 12: Major Events Leading to the Declaration

Review the major historical events and escalating tensions that ultimately led to the adoption of the Declaration.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which 1765 law required colonists to pay taxes on paper products and newspapers?

  2. MultiChoice

    What 1770 conflict resulted in British soldiers firing into a crowd in Massachusetts?

  3. MultiChoice

    What famous 1773 protest involved dumping British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor?

  4. MultiChoice

    What series of harsh laws did Parliament pass in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which April 1775 armed clashes marked the official start of the Revolutionary War?

  6. MultiChoice

    What major battle near Boston in June 1775 showed colonists could stand up to British troops?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which British royal decree forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

  8. MultiChoice

    What popular colonial rallying cry opposed taxes passed by a British Parliament without colonial MPs?

  9. MultiChoice

    What colonial communication network helped spread news and coordinate resistance across colonies?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which patriot famously declared 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' in March 1775?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which costly war left Great Britain with deep debts, prompting them to tax the 13 colonies?

  12. MultiChoice

    What secret colonial group organized protests, boycotts, and the Boston Tea Party?