Causes of the American Revolution

Causes of the American Revolution

Chapter 3

Sons of Liberty

A secret organization formed in Boston in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act.

Minutemen

 were civilian colonists who independently organized to form a militia that was self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies from the American colonial militia during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute's notice.

Parliament

a parliament is a legislative body of government.

Import

Goods brought into the country from another

Tax

Money that must be paid to support that government

Loyalist

Colonists loyal to the King of England

boycott

To stop buying certain goods (like tea)

Taxation without Representation

Parliament passing laws to tax without colonial representatives being allowed to vote for them

The Treaty of Paris 1763

Ended the French and Indian War. British now controlled the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Proclamation of 1763

British forbade the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Sugar Act- 1764

The Sugar Act forced colonist to pay a tax on sugar, molasses and several other goods.

Stamp Act-1765

a tax on all legal documents, playing cards, newspapers, and licenses

Townshend Acts- 1767

These Acts gave more power to the British government and taxed common goods such as tea, glass, lead, and paper.

The Boston Massacre- 1770

This event happened on the streets of Boston. Citizens were shouting at soldiers in the streets and shooting began. Five people were killed. Sam Adams made this event famous by calling it the "Boston Massacre" in his newspaper.

Boston Tea Party- 1773

This event was led by the Sons of Liberty to revolt against the Tea Act.

Intolerable Acts-1774

These acts were put in place by the British government when the colonists showed their resentment towards British taxes. The Boston Tea Party was a major event that occurred that caused the British to impose these Acts. These acts required the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers, close Boston Harbor until the tea from the Boston Tea Party was paid for, and banned town meetings, etc.

Multiple Choice

1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

• the monarch

• refunds

• taxes

Multiple Choice

1. After the French and Indian War, ____

became a British colony.

• Ohio

• New York

• Canada

• Georgia

Multiple Choice

1. The British ______ made laws for all British people.

• king

• Parliament

• colonists

• courts

Multiple Choice

1. The fighting between the colonists and the British

army that took place in the towns of Lexington

and ______ marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

• Boston

• Concord

• Philadelphia

• New York

Multiple Choice

1. _______ were members of the Massachusetts militia who

were always ready to defend the colony.

• Minutemen

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Regulars

Multiple Choice

1. Colonists in Massachusetts felt that to ______, or provide housing for, British soldiers was intolerable.

• hotel

• host

• quarter

• boycott

Multiple Choice

1. The Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea with an

action that later became known as the ______.

• Boston Massacre

• Committee of Correspondence

• Liberty Bell

• Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

1. The colonists formed the ______ to keep colonists informed about protests against British laws.

• newspaper

• Kids of Liberty

• Committee of Correspondence

• Minutemen

Multiple Choice

1. Parliament ____ the Stamp Act when it heard that nine

of the colonies sent representatives to the

Stamp Act Congress

• doubled

• tripled

• quadrupled

• repealed

Multiple Choice

1. Many colonists protested the Sugar Act with a _____ of

British goods.

• buyout

• boycott

• bungalo

• band

Multiple Choice

1. Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because

it was an example of taxation without _____.

• a vote

• a paw

• representation

Multiple Choice

1. Colonists who supported the actions of the British

government were known as _____.

• neutral

• loyalist

• patriot

Multiple Choice

1. The Sugar Act angered many colonists because

it required them to pay a _____ on goods brought into

the colonies.

• tax

• quarter

• Knight Note