Causes of American Revolution

The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend 
• Intolerable
• Coercive
• Ridiculous

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?

• The Townshend act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act
• Boston Massacre

Who Organized the Boston tea Party?

• Colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• King Charles III

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

• King Arthur
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• King George III
• King Charles II

What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?

• "Give me liberty or Give me death"
• "No Taxation without Representation"
• "No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
• "Never eat spinach with a stranger"

The Sons of Liberty dressed as _______ when they raided the ship during the Boston Tea Party.

• circus clowns
• grizzly bears
• Red Coats
• Mohawk Indians

What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?

• Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
• Declared the Proclamation of 1763
• Passed the Stamp Act
• Gave the colonies back to the French

"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?"

• Stamp Act
• Townsend Act
• Quartering Act
• Tea Act

"Britain cannot tax the molasses we buy just because they spent too much money fighting France!"

• Sugar Act
  
• Declaratory Act
• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act