Causes of the American Revolution

Which war began the colonies' road to revolution?

• The War for French Independence

• The French and Indian War

• The British and Indian War

• The British and the Colonists War

The Revolutionary Era could be characterized by which of the following?

• Intolerable Acts

• First Continental Congress

• The Stamp Act

• All of the above

When did the Sons of Liberty group form?

• After the French and Indian War

• After the Sugar and Stamp Act

• After the Townshend Acts

• After the Boston Tea Party

Why did the Sons of Liberty form?

• They formed to defeat the French in the French and Indian War.

• They formed to help collect taxes from the colonists.

• The formed to rebel against all forms of government.

• They formed this group to protest the taxation policies of the British Parliament.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Forced the colonists to stay to the west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Forced the colonists to stay to the east of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Forced the colonists to house the British troops in their homes and feed them.

• Forced the colonists to pay taxes on sugar and molasses imports.

What were the new laws imposed on Bostonians with the Intolerable Acts?

• Town hall meetings were cancelled.

• The Boston harbor/port was shut down.

• British soldiers who committed a crime would be tried in England instead of the colonies.

• All of the above

Why was mercantilism bad for the colonists?

• It limited colonial trade with other countries.

• It gave them the right to representative government.

• It stopped immigration.

• It promoted immigration.

What do all of the following have in common?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Mayflower Compact

Virginia House of Burgesses

Town Hall Meetings

• Gave all the power to the British Parliament

• Declared independence from Britain

• Wanted to combine religious and political laws

• Established the tradition of self-government

Who would have been considered a Patriot?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• All of the above

Which of the following best describes the economies of the New England colonies?

• wheat farming to feed the colonies

• large plantation style farming

• fishing, ship-building, trade, subsistence-farming

• fishing, wheat farming, and trade