Causes of the American Revolution

All of the events listed above occurred during

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the era of westward expansion

• the Civil War Era

• the Revolutionary Era

The American Revolution was an intense struggle between Patriots, Loyalists and the British Empire. One of the main causes of this revolution was -

• French encroachment onto territorial lands in the Ohio River Valley

• the burning of the White House and the Capitol building in Washington

• Native American attacks on settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains

• the passing of acts without colonial representation in Parliament

Analyze the following statements to determine which was made by a Loyalist during the American Revolution.

• “...give me liberty or give me death!”

• “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately!”

• “Americans, as British citizens, must pay their taxes!”

• “A government of our own is our natural right ...”

The tax laws imposed on the colonists by the British government were viewed as unfair and created support for declaring independence because –

• British merchants were taxed at a higher rate than colonial merchants

• Parliament passed the laws to deregulate the trade of imports

• the laws only applied to those foreign subjects of the British crown

• colonists were taxed without direct representation in Parliament

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

• passage of the Proclamation that halted the colonists expanding into the lands acquired from the French and Indian War

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain without colonial representation following the French and Indian War

• handling of British Parliament’s response to the actions of the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party

• agreement made by the King and Parliament to place a tax on all printed material in the colonies

Which of the following best explains the reasoning of the King for passing the Intolerable Acts?

• “Those colonists want war….Then they will have it.”

• “Those colonists are not going to be allowed to move past the mountains…I will not pay to protect them from the Native Americans.”

• “They will pay for dumping my tea overboard….make them submit to my authority.”

• “They are committing treason by signing that document.”

According to the graphic above the colonies were upset by the British –

• practice of mercantilism that used the raw materials in the colonies and kept them dependent on finished products from Britain

• use of the free enterprise system which prevented the colonies from smuggling imports and exports

• limiting the westward expansion of the colonies by giving weapons to the Native Americans to use against the colonists

• requiring the colonists to give housing and supplies to all the British troops that were stationed in the colonies

Which quote below best explains the reasoning of the King for passing the Stamp Act?

• “I will make them pay off their debt from the French and Indian War.”

• “Those colonists are not going to be allowed to move past the mountains…I will not pay to protect them from the Native Americans.”

• “They will pay for dumping my tea overboard….make them submit to my authority.”

• “They are committing treason by signing that document.”

The cartoon above reflects the colonists’ frustration with –

• having to pay to house British soldiers

• being forced to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains

• being taxed without any voice in government

• not being protected from the Native Americans

· Wrote plays and poems that supported independence

· Described England’s taxes as being unfair and that many colonies didn’t have the money to pay them

· Became correspondent and advisor to Adams, Jefferson, Hancock and Washington

· Conversed with Abigail Adams to increase awareness about women’s rights

The information above best describes which of the following historical figures?

• Martha Washington

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Susan B. Anthony