Causes of the American Revolution

Why was Britain taxing the colonists?

• Due to protest of the Tea Party.
• They needed money to repay the debts form the French and Indian War
• Due to the boycotting of all British made goods
• Because of the Proclamation Line of 1763

Which action taken by the colonists was conisdered civil disobedience?

• Boycotting British made goods
• The harbor was closed, a curfew was set and soliders were sent to Boston
• They dumped chests of tea overboard
• The Stamp Act was Passed

Why did the colonist feel paying taxes was unfair?

• They were not being represented in the Parliament government. No voice.
• They felt the Proclamation Line of 1763 was unfair.
• Due to the passing of the Intolerable Acts
• The economic policy put the colonies under British control

How did the colonist react to the passage of the Stamp Act

• They boycotted by dumping tea overboard
• They boycotted all British made goods
• They boycotted the Intolerable Acts
• They boycotted natural resourses

Which acts punished the colonists of Boston for the tea party?

• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Proclamation Line of 1763
• The Intolerable Acts

Which battles initiated the American Revolution?

• Saratoga and Yorktown
• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown and Valley Forge
• Valley Forge and Saratoga

What happened at the battle of Yorktown Virginia?

• Cornwallis surrenders
• Washinton surrenders
• initiated the war for American Independence
• the "shot heard around the world"

Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the army?

•  George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson 
• Lord General Cornwallis
• John Adams

What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

• Battle is lost
• Turning point of the war
• Stretches the Atlantic to the Mississippi
• America is recognized as an independent nation

What does the "shot heard around the world" mean?

• America now had Independence.
• The start of the American Revolution.
• It was the turning point of the war.
• Last battle of the American Revolution