Events Leading to Revolution

Multiple Choice

Why did the American colonists begin to feel disconnected from Britain between 1763 and 1776?

• Because they felt unfairly taxed and ignored by Britain

• Because they wanted to become a monarchy

• Because they were offered more rights than British citizens

• Because they were forced to move to England

Multiple Choice

British law that required colonists to house and supply British soldiers was called the:

• Townshend Act
• Quartering Act
• Declaratory Act

Hotspot

Which spot on the map shows the Proclamation Line of 1763, preventing the colonists from moving west?

Match

Match the following acts with what they did

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Act

• Coercive "Intolerable" Acts

Tax on paper and printed items

Force colonists to house soldiers

Tax on tea, glass, lead, paper, paint

Punishment for Boston Tea Party

• Tax on paper and printed items

• Force colonists to house soldiers

• Tax on tea, glass, lead, paper, paint

• Punishment for Boston Tea Party

Multiple Select

Which of the following actions were taken by the American colonists in response to British taxes and laws?

• Boycotting British goods

• Organizing the Boston Tea Party

• Accepting the Stamp Act without protest

• Forming the First Continental Congress