Causes of Revolutionary War 3

The Proclamation of 1763 was written to protect the Native Americans against attacks from the colonists.

• True

• False

The British government passed the Intolerable Acts because they wanted to show the colonists how proud they were of them.

• True

• False

The Boston Massacre killed 5 soldiers because a colonist thought someone yelled “fire!”

• True

• False

The colonists threw tea overboard during the Boston Tea Party to show that they didn’t want the British government telling them where to buy tea.

• True

• False

The First Continental Congress met to discuss complaints about the British government and make a plan to fight back.

• True

• False

The Sugar Act and Stamp Act were passed because the Townshend Acts were too hard to make people follow.

• True

• False

The French and Indian War was a fight between the French and the Native Americans.

• True

• False