Causes of the American Revolution Quiz

The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 

• give up their food
• work for free
• become a part of the Army
• pay taxes without representation

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

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A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Party
• Boston Parliament

Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 

• the Boston Tea Party
• the Stamp Act
• Committees of Correspondence
• Boston Massacre

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

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called 

• Patriots
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Loyalists

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

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

Who rode to Lexington from Boston to warn the militia to prepare to fight?

• George Washington
• Paul Revere
• Benedict Arnold
• Thomas Jefferson

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
• raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
• raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products