Causes of the American Revolution

In 1765, Parliament and King George passed the Stamp Act. What was the purpose of this act?

• It was to get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king. 
• It was to raise money by passing a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses. 
• It was to get rid of the French colonists in the Northern colonies. 
• It was to raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper documents. 

In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar act, stamp act, and the tea act. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?

• The colonists started taxing British goods.
• The colonists decided to trade only with France.
• The colonists voted for a new king. 
• The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests. 

During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that wanted independence. This group was called the 

• Grange.
• Sons of Liberty.
• Green Mountain Boys.
• Regulators.

As King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Neutrals
• Colonists

Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It made them move west
• It created a religious divide in the colonies
• It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
• It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean

Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

• Indians and French
• Colonists and Britain
• Britain and Spain
• Britain and France

King George III needed money to pay for the war so he decided to _____________ the colonies. 

• yell
• tax
• go to war
• sell 

In 1773, the King imposed a new tax on the colonists favorite drink. This was the ______________________. 

• Tea Tax
• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act  
• Boston Tea Party

Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?

• King George III
• King George I
• King Henry IV
• King Henry VIII

An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Rebellion
• Boston Treaty 
• Boston Tea Party