Cause of the American Revolution

What was one cause of the American Revolution? 

• The writings of prominent Loyalists 
• The Olive Branch Petition 
• Dispute over the Ohio River Valley 
• No taxation without representation

Who Organized the Boston tea Party?

• Colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• King Charles III

What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?

• Babysitting

• Quartering

• Hospitality

• Kidnapping

Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the stamp Act

• the Quartering Act

• the Coercive Acts

• the Proclamation of 1763

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress

• Sons of Liberty

• Parliament

• Loyalists

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

The Stamp Act

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king

• raised money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses

• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies

• raising extra money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products

What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?

• The Sugar Act
• Closing the Harbor
• Taking all of the tea away
• Attacking The colonies

A _____________ is when the government of a nation is taken over by force and is replaced with a new one. 

• tax
• fight
• war
• revolution 

What was the first tax imposed on the colonies by King George III? 

• Quartering Act 
• Stamp Act 
• Tea Tax
• Farming tax