Causes of the American Revolution

Who won the French and Indian War?

• French

• British

What was the effect of the French and Indian War?

• The British colonists gained independence from Britain

• Britain gained all of the land in North America

• The war put the British in debt so they taxed the colonists

The Stamp Act was a tax on all ________ goods

• Wood

• Plastic

• Printed

The Quartering Act required _________?

• Colonists to be Catholic

• Colonists to house and feed soldiers

• You to have a stamp on all paper goods

What were the Townshend Acts?

• Tax on imported tea, glass, paper, and other items

• When Colonists threw tea into the harbor

• Says that King George III had full control over 13 colonies

How many Colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

• None

• 5

• 25

• 100

What was the major effect of the Boston Massacre?

• A large amount of people died

• The British took over Quebec

• It caused many Colonists to join the Revolutionary cause

Why did Parliament choose to raise taxes on the American colonies beginning in 1763?

• To help pay the French and Indian War debt
• To build a new home for the monarch
• To paint a new Proclamation Line through the mountains
• To buy a surplus of rice and indigo

What name was given to colonists who supported the idea of independence from Great Britain?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Hessians

• Representatives

What was the name given to colonists who continued to support the British government?

• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Loyalists
• Green Mountain Boys