Causes of the American Revolution

Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.

• Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

• Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.

Why did colonists disguise themselves as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?

• They were angry about the Intolerable Acts.

• They were angry about the Sugar Act.

• They were angry about the Tea Act.

• They were angry about the Boston Massacre.

Which of the following reflects the correct order of events?

• Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend Acts

• Boston Tea Party, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre, Jamestown established, Boston Tea Party

The Stamp Act placed a tax on...

• legal documents

• playing cards

• newspapers

• all of these

How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their movement?

• They portrayed the British as the aggressors

• They called for a boycott of newspapers

• They claimed people died because of harsh taxes

• They created the "Join, or Die" political cartoon

English officers fired upon colonists after the colonists threw rocks and garbage at them. This became known as the Boston Massacre.

• true

• false

What most likely led Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act?

• The King felt sorry for Sam Adams

• The government no longer needed money

• The colonists' boycott hurt British merchants

• Parliament decide the act was unfair

Which of these required that colonists provide housing for the British soldiers?

• Quebec Act
• Quartering Act
• Boston Port Act
• Impartial Administration of Justice Act

 Samuel Adams...

• wrote the Declaration of Independence
• was a member of Parliament
• was an explorer
• was a leader of the Boston Tea Party

An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products:

• boycott
• petition
• minutemen
• mercenary