Causes of the American Revolution Formative Assessment #2

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

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

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

One law of the Intolerable Acts was...(#2 page 45)

• the British closed down Boston harbor.

• Taxes on Tea were increased

• The colonists could only trade with Spain.

• British removed their soldiers from Boston

Why were the Intolerable acts created?

• A response to the Proclamation of 1763

• To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the boston harbor

• To punish the Patriots for losing the French and Indian War

What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act
• Sugar Act
• Navigation Act

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

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What was one decision that the first Continental Congress made? (#5)

• Buy British goods

• Trade more with the Native Americans

• Destroy all British goods

• Boycott all British goods

What angered colonists the most about the Stamp Act?

• They were not allowed to live past the Appalachian Mountains.

• It was an example of taxation without representation.

• The Loyalists did not have to buy stamps.

• There were no post offices in the colonies.

One decision of the First Continental Congress was...(#5)

• To kick out all Loyalists from Boston

• Send a request to the British king to recognize the rights of the colonists

• Keep throwing tea into the harbors

• Only drink coffee