Causes of American Revolution Review

The French and Indian War was between:

• The French and the Indians

• The colonists and the British

• The French and the British

• The Indians and the British

The colonists were upset after the war because

• the British asked them to return to England

• the French took over their land

• the Indians started taxing them

• they were not able to settle in the Ohio River Valley

The new taxes on the colonists were created in part to

• pay back the debt that England had because of the war

• be mean to the Colonists because the King wanted them to come back to England

• buy a new throne for the King

• give money to the colonists

What is the name of the British lawmaking body?

• Congress

• the Senate

• the General Assembly

• Parliament

Choose the correct order that the following events occurred:

• French and Indian War; Revolutionary War; Boston Tea Party; Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War; Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party; Revolutionary War

• Revolutionary War, Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party; French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party; French and Indian War; Revolutionary War

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George

• Samuel Adams

Representatives from how many colonies met at the First Continental Congress?

• 7

• 50

• 13

• 12

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

• 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers after colonists were angrily protesting taxes

• 5 British soldiers were killed by colonists

• George Washington killed British soldiers

• colonists dressed as Native people threw tea in the Boston Harbor

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• 1754

• 1775

• 1763

• 1776

On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed? Hint: it is considered the birthday of the United States of America.

• July 3, 1776

• January 1, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• June 16, 1776