Causes of the American Revolution

What was a reason for the Boston Tea Party?

• An annual celebration of tea 
• The British Tea Tax
• Protesting the Sons of Liberty
• To anger the Boston residents

Taxation without representation meant that...

• Colonialists did not know what their taxes were paying for
• Colonialists did not pay taxes
• Colonialists were paying taxes but not being represented in government. 

The French and Indian War left Britain with a large amount of ______________.

• Debt

• Money

• ships

• crops

Who did British Parliament decide was responsible for paying for the war?

• Native Americans

• French

• Colonists

• None of the Above

This group of people was created to protest the British taxes.

• Boston Boys

• Sons of Boston

• Sons of Liberty

• Minutemen

When the Stamp Act was passed, it taxed which items?

• Sugar, tea, coffee

• Written Documents (contracts, newspapers, pamphlets)

• Packages that were being mailed

• Guns

The colonists began to protest by yelling_____.

• "Stop the taxes"

• "Leave us alone"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "We are not paying"

What did the Tea Act do?

• Taxed the tea

• Gave the British India Company the right to sell tea in the colonies

• Taxed all imports coming to America.

Which best explains the Boston Tea Party?

• The British threw a tea party.

• The British dressed as Native Americans and dumped the tea.

• The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans, snuck on a British ship, and threw the tea overboard.

What event caused parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party