Causes of the American Revolution

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• unfair British tax policies

• Desire for greater religious freedom

• Fear of attacks by American Indians

• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

• Taking military action against the British
• Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain
• Meeting with Parliament in England 
• Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as:

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Riots
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Market

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

First person killed in the Boston Massacre.

• Samuel Adams
• Crispus Attucks
• Benjamin Franklin
• General Wolfe

His engraving of the Boston Massacre is a great example of propaganda.

• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

After the French and Indian War, the ___ didn't allow the British to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

The king required the colonists to pay ____ in order to help pay for the French and Indian War.

• with tea

• with a credit card

• taxes

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

• British soldiers

• Colonial soldiers