History quiz

What list BEST summarizes events that led to the start of?

The American Revolution

1. The French and Indian War (1754-1763)

- Caused a lot of debt for the British, they taxed the colonies to pay it.

2. The Stamp Act of 1765

- Taxes were imposed directly on the colonists for the first time.

- The colonists protested and boycotted the British goods, led by the Sons of Liberty.

3. The Boston Massacre of 1770

- British troops fired into a crowd of colonists.

4. The Boston Tea Party of 1773

- The colonists destroyed a shipment of tea in Boston Harbor.

5. The Intolerable Acts of 1774

- The British passed laws to punish the colonists.

6. The First Continental Congress of 1774

- The colonists met to discuss their rights and how to resist the British.

7. The battles of Lexington and Concord of 1775

- The first military battles of the American Revolution.