Causes of the American Revolution

Who were the colonists that opposed independence and wanted to stay loyal to King George III?

• Militia

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• British

Who had the main goal of sharing news quickly throughout the colonies?

• Committees of Correspondence

• Paul Revere Riders

• Sons of Liberty

• Congress

A tax is .....

• Something the colonists didn't like.

• Money or goods people pay to a government.

• Used to pay for roads and schools.

• Something the colonists were okay with.

What did the Stamp Act do?

• Forced colonists to pay tax on sugar.

• Forced colonists to pay tax all printed material.

• Introduced stamps on envelopes.

• Required colonists to pay for their mail.

What does it mean to boycott?

• Money paid to the government.

• To buy all different types of goods and services.

• To protest by only using certain goods and services.

• To protest by refusing to use or buy goods or services.

What were the colonists forced to provide British soldiers because of the Quartering Act?

• transportation

• food, clothes, and shelter

• ammo and gunpowder

• horses and guns

The Intolerable Acts were passed because of what event in the colonies?

• Nothing because they were too scared.

• A higher rate of trade with the British.

• The Boston Tea Party

• Shay's Rebellion

The British punished the colonists by passing what act after the Boston Tea Party?

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

What law passed in 1767 required the colonists to pay a tax on wool, tea, and other goods imported from England?

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

5 colonists were killed by British soldiers during this event.

• Taxation without representation

• Boston Tea Party

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre