causes of the revolution

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

What act taxed the tea that was brought into the colonies?

• The Quartering Act
• The Tea Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Stamp Act

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• paper and documents
• houses
• farm animals
• imports

Documents that allowed soldiers to enter a place to look for smuggled goods?

• Search Warrant
• Habeas Corpus
• Municipal Bond
• Writs of Assistance

The French and Indian War was fought over

• Ohio River Valley
• Appalachian Mountains
• 13 colonies
• Mississippi River

Who won the French and Indian War?

• France
• Indians
• England
• Spain

Colonists had no representation in Parliament, so the people cried, "______________!"

• "Help Us!"
• "Kill the King"
• "Go Dawgs!"
• "No taxation without representation!"

The fight between the British soldier and colonists that ended with 5 colonists killed became known as the ________________.

• Boston War
• Sons of Liberty
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Marathon

___________________ was the first African American to be killed by British soldiers.

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• James Adams
• Crispus Attucks

The protest that ended with 342 chests of tea dumped in Boston Harbor was called _________________.

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Boston Coffee Party
• The New York Tea Party