Causes of the Revolution 2 bc

Which group was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

How did the Stamp Act effect trade in the colonies?

• the British refused to sell certain products to colonists

• colonial currency decreased in value

• demand for British goods decreased

• colonists boycotted British goods

Why was "no taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause?

• colonists did not have representatives in Parliament and believed Parliament should not tax them

• colonists believed that Parliament should only tax certain items

• colonists believed that Parliament wanted to start a war

• colonists believed taxation would end if protests ended

What act of Parliament caused the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

Which statement about the Intolerable Acts is correct?

• the acts forced the colonists to give Parliament a portion of their salary

• the acts forced colonists to pay a tax on printed materials

• the acts closed Boston Harbor and banned town meetings

• the acts reduced the tax on molasses

Parliament raised taxes on the colonies

• to pay off debt from the French and Indian War

• to increase the wealth of the British Empire

• to teach the colonies a lesson

• to finance westward expansion

What did colonists do to avoid paying taxes?

• They sued Parliament.

• They moved back to England.

• They resorted to smuggling.

• They moved to the Applachian Mountains

King George issued this decree to prohibit colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Proclamation of 1763

What act of civil disobedience was held in response to the Tea Act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Lexington

• the burning of the Gaspee

Which act required colonists to house and supply British soldiers?

• Housing Act

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Department of Housing and Urban Development