Causes of the American Revolution

The first adventurers and settlers of His majesty's Colony of Virginia brought with them all liberties, privileges, and immunities that had been held by the people of Great Britain.

Which idea is expressed in this excerpt?

• The colonists must obey British law.

• The colonists are better fighters than the British.

• The colonists persevered through the journey to the Americas.

• The colonists had the same rights as British subjects.

Which best describes the result of the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonial militiamen were required to stop American Indian rebellions.

• Paper money could not be printed in the colonies.

• Contact between settlers and American Indians was forbidden.

• Settlers were prohibited from settling west of the Appalachians.

The Quartering Act forced the colonists to-

• pay taxes to King George III

• allow government officials to search their homes

• pay a tax on all goods from England

• house and supply British soldiers in their homes

The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament with the support of King George III to-

• Allow British soldiers to have free land

• close all the shops in Boston

• punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• demonstrate the role of a representative assembly on citizens

How did the passage of the Intolerable Acts provide the basis for economic hardship in the New England Colonies?

• Revenue decreased due to the restrictions placed on smuggling by British officers

• Democracy flourished in the colonies due to salutary neglect and British taxation policies

• Political debates began on how to best respond to English control

• The region's dependence on trade was affected by the closure of the Boston Harbor

The colonists reacted to the Stamp Act with-

• The Boston tea Party

• boycotts by the Sons of Liberty

• the Boston Massacre

• Sam Adams passing the Quartering Act

"No taxation without representation"

This statement was made in response to-

• sharing of tax revenues with American Indians

• provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• British economic policies in the colonies after 1763

• calling the first Continental Congress

Sugar Act

Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

The acts listed are similar because they-

• were laws made without the colonists' consent

• closed important colonial ports

• appointed local representatives to Congress

• threatened to outlaw slavery

The King's soldiers demanded shelter in my house... the law requires me to provide them shelter and supply them with food.

This statement was made in response to the-

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

The Committee of Correspondence was created to-

• control American tea trading

• collect taxes on tea

• replace the Postal Service

• allow colonists to communicate their grievances