Causes of the American Revolution

How did England plan to pay for the French and Indian War?

• by having a fund-raiser

• by taxing the colonists

• King George used his own money

• by taxing the people who lived in England

The Proclamation of 1763 gave land to whom?

• France

• Native Americans

• British colonists

• Spain

French and British colonists made alliances with different Native American tribes. These alliances meant:

• The colonists agreed to be friends with the Native Americans.

• The colonists traded with the Native Americans.

• The Native Americans agreed to fight with the colonists.

• All of the above.

The Boston Tea Party was:

• when some colonists had tea at City Hall in Boston.

• when some colonists threw tea overboard into the Boston Harbor.

• when some colonists traded tea with Native Americans.

• when King George had tea with members of Parliament in England.

The Stamp Act was a tax on:

• stamps.

• any paper that required a stamp. The stamp showed that the tax was paid.

• tea.

• boots used by colonists to stomp grapes to make wine.

The Sons of Liberty were:

• a group of colonists who were angry with the British.

• the sons of British soldiers.

• a group of men who protested the taxes imposed by the British King.

• both A and C.

The act that put a tax on imports such as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper was called:

• The Stamp Act.

• The Sugar Act.

• The Tea Act.

• The Townshend Acts.

The act that said colonists could only buy tea from the British East India Company was called:

• The Stamp Act.

• The Sugar Act.

• The Tea Act.

• The Townshend Acts.

The first law that imposed taxes on colonists required them to pay taxes on sugar and molasses brought from the West Indies was:

• The Stamp Act.

• The Sugar Act.

• The Tea Act.

• The Townshend Acts.

The Boston Tea Party was:

• a meeting of all of the delegates from the colonies.

• when the Daughters of Liberty threw a party to raise money.

• when the colonists fought with the Native Americans in Boston.

• when the sons of Liberty threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes.