Causes of the Revolution

Why was the French and Indian War considered the beginning of the American Revolution.

• The debt form the war caused good relations with colonists.

• The debt from the war resulted in a series of unjust taxes.

• The debt from the war was not significant to the revolution.

• The debt from the war was paid for by the French.

The Stamp Act taxed newspapers and legal documents.

• True

• False

What group was known for remaining loyal to the king?

• Patriots

• Committee of Correspondence

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

Which law required colonists to house soldiers?

• writs of assistance

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act Congress

“Stand firmly resolved and bid Grenville to see That rather than freedom we part with our tea, And well as we love the dear drink when a-dry, As American patriots our taste we deny.”

—Hannah Griffitts in Milcah Martha Moore's Commonplace Book, 1773

What law is this quote about?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

Who was referred to as the “Royal Brute of Britain?”

• Patrick Henry

• Sam Adams

• King George III

• Charles Townshend

What was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Harbor was closed.

• The Stamp Act was repealed.

• The Boston massacre took place.

• King George III did not react.

Which statement best describes the American Revolution?

• It began in 1775.

• It was a war between Great Britain and the Colonists.

• It was America’s war for independence from Britain.

• It involved Patriots and Loyalists.

Who was the attorney who defended the British soldiers that attacked colonists at the Boston Massacre?

• Sam Adams

• John Smith

• John Adams

• Patrick henry