Question

between 1775 and 1783, americans fought the british in the revolutionary war. look at the timeline of events in the years before the war. then answer the question. 1763: the french and indian war ends. 1770: british troops kill five colonists in an event that becomes known as the boston massacre. 1774: the first continental congress meets. 1765: the british parliament passes the stamp act. many americans boycott british goods. new laws and boycotts follow. 1773: colonists protest the tea act with the \boston tea party.\ 1775: the revolutionary war begins when fighting breaks out at lexington and concord. based on the timeline, which statements are true? select all that apply. the boston massacre was the first battle of the revolutionary war. the first continental congress met before the revolutionary war began. americans boycotted british goods before the revolutionary war began. the revolutionary war began 12 years after the end of the french and indian war.

Explanation:

1. The first battle of the Revolutionary War was the fighting at Lexington and Concord in 1775, not the Boston Massacre in 1770, so the first statement is false.
2. The First Continental Congress met in 1774 and the Revolutionary War began in 1775, so the second statement is true.
3. Americans boycotted British goods in 1765 after the Stamp - Act, before the 1775 start of the Revolutionary War, so the third statement is true.
4. The French and Indian War ended in 1763 and the Revolutionary War began in 1775, which is 12 years later, so the fourth statement is true.

Answer:

The First Continental Congress met before the Revolutionary War began.
Americans boycotted British goods before the Revolutionary War began.
The Revolutionary War began 12 years after the end of the French and Indian War.