Causes and Beginning of the Revolutionary War

Which of the following made it illegal for the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1963
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1873

England forced the colonies to pay taxes in order to pay off the debt from which war?

• French and Indian War
• Revolutionary War
• Civil War
• World War I

Great Britain went into debt after fighting the French and Indian war. What did they do to gain money?

• Issued the intolerable acts

• Imposed taxes on the colonists, such as the Stamp Act in order to gain income

• Created the Continental Army

• Asked the colonists for donations

This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.

• Tea Act
• Stamp Act
• Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
• Quartering Act

What caused of the Stamp Act?

• Great Britain was in debt after fighting in the French and Indian War and needed to raise money

• Great Britain made the East India Tea Company the sole provider of tea in the colonies

• Colonial leaders called for a united opposition to the British

• Mrs. Beahan didn't like stamps

a court order that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching.

• mercenary

• blockage

• boycott

• writ of assistance

When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....

• boycott
• rebellion
• Colonist
• tax

A group that led protests against Britain's taxes and harmed tax collectors. 

• Daughters of Liberty
• Sons of Liberty
• Committees of Correspondence
• Boycotts

One of the items the Stamp Act taxed was _____________.

• tea
• newspapers
• sugar
• coffee

Which was NOT a reason for why the Sugar Act was created?

• to raise money after the war

• because of smuggling

• to protect the colonists

• to protect the British market