Causes of the American Revolution

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

A secret society of men who gathered to protest the economic policies of Britain?

• Boston Elite

• Sons of Liberty

• Colonial Army

• Gorilla Warfare

Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?

• To help open jobs

• To punish the colonists

• To help pay debt from the French & Indian War.

• To help with trading

Who Organized the Boston tea Party?

• All the colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• Mr. Macias class

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

• King Arthur
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• King George III
• King Charles II

Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom? He was killed at the Boston Massacre.

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Crispus Attucks

• Ben Franklin

• Paul Revere

Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 

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

What were the Writs of Assistance?

• Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships
• Rap Cd's
• Papers that they passed out
• Big ships that carried messages