Causes of American revolution

What was one cause of the American Revolution? 

• The writings of prominent Loyalists 
• The Olive Branch Petition 
• Dispute over the Ohio River Valley 
• No taxation without representation

Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom?

• Phyllis Wheatley
• Crispus Attucks
• Ben Franklin
• Paul Revere

What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?

• Babysitting
• Quartering
• Hospitality
• Kidnapping

Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
• Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
• The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
• Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.

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

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
• raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
• raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products

Which of the following placed taxes on glass, paints, paper, oil, tea, and more?

• Declaratory Act
• French and Indian war
• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act

Which of these increased taxes on sugar, indigo, and wine?

• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act

Which of the following used American Colonists deaths to make people angry at British Soldiers? 

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Harbor
• Boston, Massachussetts

Why did the colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party)? 

• To have a tea party
• To protest the British government imposing taxes
• To declare war on France
• To show agreement with the king