Causes of the Revolution Review

Which British policy following the French and Indian War angered colonists because it limited their ability to expand west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Treaty of Paris, 1763
• Albany Plan of Union
• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763

Cause: _______?________
Effect: Parliament imposes new taxes on the colonies and enforces old taxes more stricly

• Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston harbor
• delegates at the Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III
• Great Britain acquires a large debt from the French & Indian War
• delegates at the Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence

For what reason did colonial protests concerning the Stamp Act occur?

• It was an internal tax that violated their right to be taxed by their own representatives.
• It violated their right to a fair trial.
• It violated their right to self-govern.
• It limited their ability to expand westward.

Cause: ___?___
Effect: Daughters of Liberty encourage colonial boycotts of British goods by making homemade items
Which action best replaces the question mark?

• Proclamation of 1763
• Townshend Acts
• adoption of the Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"

The purpose of this colonial propaganda by Paul Revere was to influence colonists' opinions about the ______.

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battles of Lexington & Concord
• tarring and feathering of British officials

The Boston Tea Party is considered an act of civil disobedience because -

• the protest was non-violent.
• the protest was violent.
• those involved in the protest did not break the law.
• the protest was ineffective.

Cause: ___?___
Effect: Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
Which of the following best replaces the question mark on the diagram?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Quartering Act
• Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence

____?____
-British troops quartered in colonists' homes
-banned town meetings
-shut down Boston harbor
Which of these best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts

Cause: British General Howe sends 700 troops to seize colonial weapons and arrest Patriot leaders
Effect: ____?____

• Battles of Lexington & Concord
• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Siege of Boston

In the Declaration of Independence, what does Thomas Jefferson refer to as Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?

• rights that are granted by the government
• rights that the government can violate
• god-given rights that all people possess 
• rights that can be earned through citizenship