Causes of the American Revolution

What was Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies under on government called?

• Albany Plan of Union

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Colonial Government Union

• Militia

What event is known as the first bloodshed of the American Revolution?

• Sons of Liberty

• Boston Massacre

• Seven Years War

• Quartering Act

A refusal to buy or use goods and services

• Blockade

• Petition

• Repeal

• Boycott

Who gained control over the vast majority of Canada following the French and Indian War?

• France

• Britain

• Native Americans

• Spain

What event led Britain to impose taxes on the colonists to help pay for their debt?

• Revolutionary War

• Boston Tea Party

• French and Indian War

• Intolerable Acts

What is the name of Thomas Paine's 48 page pamphlet written to encourage support for independence from Britain?

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Justice for the Colonies

• Colonial Support

Why were the colonists upset over the imposed taxes by British Parliament?

• They were too poor to pay the taxes

• They wanted to keep the money for themselves

• They wanted to be represented in government

• They weren't upset over this

Who is the famous revolutionary leader who is known for saying "give me liberty or give me death"?

• Abigail Adams

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

A series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

Which event happened first?

• Stamp Act

• Boston Massacre

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War