Causes of the Revolution Knowledge Check

The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from moving past the ______________________________.

• Mississippi River

• Canadian Border

• Appalachian Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

The ______________________ forced the colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes.

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Boston Massacre

• Tea Act

The _____________________ required colonists to pay a tax on every printed piece of paper.

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

The Sons of Liberty, led by ____________________, protested the Tea Act by throwing British Tea into Boston Harbor.

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Samuel Adams

Colonists began boycotting British goods and making their own clothing as a result of the _________________.

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

British soldiers shot and killed 5 unarmed colonists during an event known as the ___________________.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Great Awakening

• Boston Marathon

Colonists like Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin used ___________________ to send a political message.

• Newspapers

• Letters

• Propaganda

• Proprietary

The __________________ was a direct response to the Tea act by the Sons of Liberty.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

"No Taxation without ___________________!" became a cry of protest for many colonists.

• propaganda

• proclamation

• declaration

• representation