Causes of the American Revolution

Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?

• Pay for the cost of a new navy.

• Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.

• Show colonists who was in charge.

• Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Sugar

• Animal furs

• Paper products

• Glass

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• “No taxation without representation“

How did Parliament respond to protests against the Stamp Act? 

• It sent troops to enforce the law.

• It allowed a representative from the colonies to attend its sessions.

•  It repealed the law.

• It passed the Tea Act.

What was the name of the British government whose votes affected the colonists?

• Parliament

• Congress

• King George III

• Lobster backs

What was the main purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

• Instruct colonial children about their rights under English law.

• Smuggle tea into England.

• Organize protest actions.

• Protect the colonial governors.

What event took place in the early morning hours of March 5, 1770, resulting in the deaths of 5 colonists?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Bicentennial

• Boston Marathon

What British law created new taxes on glass, tea, lead, and paper?

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation Acts

• Shakespeare Acts

What was the colonists' response to the Tea Act?

• Paul Revere rode to Lexington and Concord to warn colonists.

• The colonists sent a petition to the King.

• Sons of Liberty tarred and feathered tax collectors.

• Sons of Liberty went on board ships in Boston Harbor and dumped their cargo overboard.

What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Act