Causes of the American Revolution

Who would NOT have taken part in the Sons of Liberty?

• King George

• journalists

• blacksmiths

• merchants

The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 

• give up their food

• work for free

• become a part of the Army

• pay taxes without representation

A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Party

• Boston Parliament

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress

• Sons of Liberty

• Parliament

• Loyalists

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

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

Colonists who supported the Bitish king 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

Who rode to Lexington from Boston to warn the militia to prepare to fight?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson