Causes of the American Revolution

Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 

• the Boston Tea Party
• the Stamp Act
• Committees of Correspondence
• Boston Massacre

American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

Colonists who supported the Bitish king were called 

• Patriots
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Loyalists

Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called 

• Patriots
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Loyalists

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"

• The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
• The colonists had no representation in Parliament
• The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy

What 2 countries were fighting in the French and Indian War?

• America and France
• France and Britain
• Britain and Germany
• France and Spain

George Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War

• True
• False

What was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act
• Lexington and Concord