USI.6a,6c Causes of the American Revolution

Many Patriots did not approve of their colonial governors because they were

• appointed by the King of England
• elected in the House of Burgesses
• elected in the Colonial legislature
• appointed by large landowners

After the French and Indian War the westward movement of colonists was restricted by the 

• Stamp Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Townsend Act
• Treaty of Paris 1763

Which was a reason England was imposing taxes on the colonists? 

• A. To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
• B. To pay for the French and Spanish War
• C. To pay for the cost of the British troops in the colonies
• Both A and C

 "To keep peace with the Indians we were force to move back east of the Appalachians.”  

• Proclamation of 1763
• Declaration of Independence
• The Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act

Why did the colonists become angry with Britain’s control and rule of the colonies? 

• Colonist could not own a business
• Colonist were taxed with no representation
• Colonies could not make laws
• Colonist could not trade with one another

The Stamp Act and Townshend Acts were examples of ______that Great Britain forced on the colonists. 

• religious laws
• shipping laws
• taxes
• programs

Which of the following would have been sources of dissatisfaction with British rule?

• A.  taxation without representation
• B.  lack of British soldiers in the colonies
• C.  Proclamation of 1763
• Both A and C

This law forced colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.

• Townshend Acts
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quartering Act
• Stamp Act

Who is responsible for the creation of the  engraving?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere
• Samuel Adams
•  John Adams

What event is the engraving depicting?

• The Boston Tea Party
• The Battles of Lexington and Concord
•  The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Boston Massacre