Causes of the American Revolution

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies
• Desire for greater religious freedom
• Fear of attacks by American Indians
• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

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

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

• To avoid conflicts with the French 
• To avoid conflicts with the British
• To avoid conflicts with the Natives
• To avoid conflicts with the British

After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain

• was afraid the French would support the colonies.
• was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
• needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
• wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 

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. 

There were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.
• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed. 

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? 

• They resisted the British regulation of colonial agriculture.
• They supported the right to manufacture goods within the colonies.
• They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands.
• They accepted the presence of more British troops to protect the colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the 

• Great Lakes
• Atlantic Ocean
• St. Lawrence River
• Appalachian Mountains