Causes of the American Revolution

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

American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

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

Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This led to some colonists taking action, such as the Boston tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of tea
• Colonists dressed as Indians and destroyed the tea
• Colonists bought tea from other countries
• Colonists started growing their own tea

After the Boston Tea Party, King George passed a set of laws that included the Quartering Act. The name of these laws were 

• the Tea Act.
• the Stamp Act.
• the Intolerable Acts.
• Treaty of Paris.

A _____________ is when the government of a nation is taken over by force and is replaced with a new one. 

• tax
• fight
• war
• revolution 

Who was the British monarch leading up to the American Revolution?

• John Adams
• Elizabeth I
• George III
• Marquis de Lafayette 

Why did the King of Britain start taxing the colonists?

• he was bored
• he needed money after spending it on the French and Indian War
• he needed more money to support the colonists
• he needed more money for his family

The Sons of Liberty had a popular phrase:
"No Taxation without Representation."
What does this mean?

• To be taxed by a government without having any say  
• To represent officials who collect taxes from its citizens
• To be taxed by a representative of the government  
• To be taxed by a government that represents your views

Which of the following required taxes on every piece of printed paper?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Declaratory Act
• Proclamation Line