Causes of the American Revolution ILEARN Review

Civics & Government Review

Poll

What gave the United States our freedom and ultimately led to where we are today?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The American Revolution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil War

​So what led to the American Revolution????

The French and Indian War/Seven Years' War

Britain believed that the colonists owed them money because they helped them during this war. This led to Cause #2...

Poll

The aftermath of the French and Indian War led to what?

• The Boston Tea Party (a protest)

• The American Revolution (a fight for freedom)

• The Townshend Acts (an increase in taxes on the colonists)

• The Stamp Act (a particular tax)

The Townshend Acts

Britain taxed the colonists on almost EVERYTHING...paper products, paint, glass, metals, and more. One major item that was taxed was tea which leads to Cause #3 and #4...

The Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party

Boston played a HUGE role in the American Revolution. Many events happened here.

Two of these events were The Boston Massacre & Boston Tea Party

Poll

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists

• A fight between colonists and Native Americans

• A protest against taxation without representation

• A battle between the French and British

The Intolerable Acts

Great Britain had enough of the colonists' misbehaving and made up a bunch of unfair laws, including....

• Closing ports

• Banning meetings

• Quartering British soldiers

Multiple Choice

Colonists sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. This meeting became known as the __________.

• Second Continental Summit

• Constitutional Convention

• Declaration of Independence

• First Continental Congress

Multiple Choice

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Battle

• The Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• A group who opposed British rule and wanted freedom

• A group of people who wanted to overthrow the monarchy

• A group of people who wanted to establish a new government

• A group of people who wanted to abolish slavery

Multiple Choice

During the French and Indian War, Britain and France fought for control of land in ________.

• South America

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

• authority

• autonomy

• influence

• representation

Multiple Choice

The Townshend Acts put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and _____.

• tea

• Coffee

• Sugar

• Tobacco

Multiple Choice

On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

• The Boston Rebellion

• The Boston Protest

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Uprising

Multiple Choice

Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

• financial burden

• economic strain

• fiscal responsibility

• war debt

Multiple Choice

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

• The American Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts

• The Colonial Acts

Multiple Choice

The letter the Continental Congress sent to ___________ and Parliament asked that they stop being taxed without representation and for the Intolerable Acts to be repealed.

• King George III

• The United Nations

• The Prime Minister of Canada

• The President of the United States

Multiple Choice

Colonists spoke out against the British government and _______ started to prepare for war.

• citizens

• soldiers

• politicians

• militias

Think of the Declaration Of Independence as the greatest break-up note of all time that listed the reasons the colonists were "breaking up" with Britain

• The Declaration of Independence was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson.

• The colonies officially declared independence on July 4, 1776.

Multiple Choice

__________________ was one of the major authors of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

What document did the colonists draft and send to England that outlined all the reasons they were upset and wanted to declare freedom?

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Choice

What date did the colonies officially declare independence from Great Britain?

• July 4, 1776

• April 19, 1775

• June 14, 1777

• August 2, 1790

Multiple Choice

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• American Colonists were declaring independence from Britain.

• Americans believed people are born with certain rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away.

• The American people had the right to govern their own people.

• All of the above