Causes of the American Revolution

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

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

• Taking military action against the British
• Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain
• Meeting with Parliament in England 
• Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as:

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Riots
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Market

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

An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Rebellion
• Boston Treaty 
• Boston Tea Party

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

• To avoid conflicts with the French 
• To avoid conflicts with the British
• To avoid conflicts with the Natives
• To avoid conflicts with the British

First person killed in the Boston Massacre.

• Samuel Adams
• Crispus Attucks
• Benjamin Franklin
• General Wolfe

How did the 1763 Treaty of Paris - which ended the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War – help start the American Revolution? 

• Since the treaty reduced the French threat, the British wanted to reduce their military presence, but still get the colonies to pay for the war.
• The treaty led to an increase in British military presence in the colonies, including having colonists quarter soldiers in peace time.
• Once the treaty was signed, the colonies had more in common with France than with Great Britain.
• The treaty gave Great Britain access to more land and they began to completely ignore the original colonies.

The picture above was published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain.  How does this help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act? 

• The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.
• It was obviously welcomed since American newspapers were reporting about it.
• The colonies were using the skull and crossbones as their primary symbol and they welcomed it.
• The Stamp Act was barely even noticed and this picture indicates the Act was dying.

What did the Townshend Acts bring about? 

• direct taxes on legal documents
• indirect taxes on imported goods such as lead, paint, and glass, etc.
• relief from taxes on tea
• the closing of Boston Harbor