Causes of the American Revolution 1

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

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

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

What does the word boycott mean?

• To challenge authority

• To run away from tyranny

• The refusal to use or buy goods

• To change your ways

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

What does the phrase "taxation without representation" mean?

• King George is giving in to the colonists' demands

• No more taxes!

• Colonists are being taxed without representation or consent

• Americans will send a representative

What was the Quartering Act?

• Colonists are forced to provide food, shelter, any necessities to British soldiers

• A tax on stamps

• A tax on Quarters

• Another term for the Intolerable Acts

The Sugar Act ___________________ the tax on molasses?

• raised

• lowered

• increased

• legalized

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

• Ain't nobody got time for that

• No Taxation without Representation

• Free the people

• British people SMELL

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

• paper

• plastic

• pollution