Causes of the American Revolution Brainpop

The Sons of Liberty were far more radical than the Stamp Act Congress. In this context, what does "radical" mean?

• Popular

• Extreme

• Secretive

• Subdued

How could the British government have prevented the American Revolution?

• By forcing King George III to give up the throne

• By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

• By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislature

• By increasing taxes on the colonists

If you were a colonist, why would you have been upset about the Quartering Act?

• It would've forced you to pay taxes on tea, paper, and other British goods

• It would've made all of your Colonial money worthless

• It would've prevented you from being represented in Parliament

• It might have forced you to let British soldiers live in your house

What is the best definition of "tyranny?"

• Not allowing citizens to have any say in the government

• Allowing a legislative body to determine tax policy

• Maintaining a standing army

• Passing laws that some people don't like

Place the following events in sequence: A) The Boston Massacre; B) The Stamp Act; C) The Tea Act

• A, C, B

• B, A, C

• C, B, A

• B, C, A

If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing?

• Tarring and feathering British tea merchants

• Dumping British tea into Boston Harbor

• Refusing to buy British tea

• Paying high prices for British tea

What is an example of an imported good?

• A car that's manufactured in Germany but sold in the United States

• A car that's manufactured in Michigan but sold in Tennessee

• A car that's brought into Canada illegally from the United States

• A car that's manufactured in the same country that it's sold

How was the Boston Massacre different from the battles of the Revolutionary War?

• The war was fought between two armies; in the Massacre, soldiers shot unarmed civilians

• The war began during the 1770s; the Massacre took place during the 1760s

• The war was fought far away from Massachusetts, where the Massacre took place

• The Massacre involved guns; the battles were fought with swords

What does it mean to "repeal" a law?

• To protest it

• To overturn it

• To refuse to obey it

• To obey it grudgingly

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• They pulled all British troops out of Massachusetts

• They passed the Townshend Acts

• They blockaded Boston Harbor

• They invaded the United States