Causes of the Revolutionary War

By winning the French and Indian War, England gained control of which geographical region?

• Coastal Plains
• Interior Lowlands
• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains

What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1673
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1773

England was forced to pass taxes on the colonies in order to pay off their debt from which war?

• French and Indian War
• Revolutionary War
• Civil War
• World War I

What was the tax that England passed on the colonies taxing all paper products?

• Paper Tax
• Letter Act
• Stamp Act
• Tea Tax

What phrase did colonists use to protest the fact they were being taxed without any say in Parliament?

• Taxation without representation
• No taxation without representation
• No taxation with representation
• Taxation with representation

What was the event called where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers in Boston?

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Boston

Which patriot made a famous drawing of the Boston Massacre?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Paul Revere
• John Adams

Why might Paul Revere have drawn what happened at the Boston Massacre the way he did?

• Encourage colonists to support independence
• encourage colonists to oppose independence

Who was the king of England during this time period?

• King John III

• King George III

• King James III

• King Longenecker

Which event listed happened first?

• Proclamation of 1763
• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre 
• French and Indian War