Causes of the American Revolution

The Boston Tea Party, Battle of Yorktown, Declaration of Independence, and Proclamation of 1763...Which event occurred first?

• Boston Tea Party

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Yorktown

What was the date of the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1786

• July 4, 1777

• July 4, 1749

Which describes the Proclamation of 1763?

• Ended the French and Indian War

• Settlers could move back to England if they wished

• Settlers had to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Settlers could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains

This made it so that the colonists had to allow soldiers to live with them.

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

The Intolerable Acts...

• Cancelled town meetings

• Quartered More soldiers

• Stopped all imports and Exports

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Who was the King of England during this time period?

• King George III

• King Philip I

• King Henry VIII

• King John II

How are the Townshend Acts and Intolerable Acts similar?

• They made the colonists worship the king

• They were made without the colonists' consent

• They closed colonial ports

• They outlawed slavery in the colonies

Why did the colonists object to certain policies of the British?

• They were denied the right to arm themselves

• They were forced to grow the same crops as the British

• They were made to settle in the wilderness

• Believed they were not given the same rights as the British citizens

How could you describe Samuel Adams?

• Patriot

• Member of the Sons of Liberty

• Leader in the Boston Tea Party

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Who was Crispus Attucks?

• The first person killed in the American's fight for independence

• The last person to die in the Revolutionary War

• The least famous of the Founding Fathers

• A doctor that helped during the Revolutionary War