| A | B |
| Who ruled the American colonies in 1765? | King George III |
| Who wanted the colonists to help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War? | The British |
| What is tax money? | Americans had to send some of their money to Great Britain. |
| What is the Stamp Act? | A tax on things made from paper, such as newspapers. |
| Why did the Americans say the Stamp Act was unfair? | Because the Americans did not help make the tax law. |
| Why did the Americans throw tea into Boston Harbor? | They did not want to pay tax on the tea. |
| King George III closed the port of Boston. | What did King George III do to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? |
| The American colonists formed an army in 1775. | Americans called this war the American Revolution. |