Causes of the American Revolution

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies
• Desire for greater religious freedom
• Fear of attacks by American Indians
• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

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

The _______________ were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• Navigation Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Acts
• Final Acts

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

Are these events in the correct order?
1. Parliament passes the Townshend Acts.
2. Colonists organize protests and boycotts against British goods.

• Yes

• No

Are these events in the correct order?
#1. British pass the Intolerable Acts
#2. Colonists throw tea into the Boston Harbor

• Yes
• No

Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________the laws.

• Returned
• Rewrote
• Repealed
• Returned

The _______________ acts were taxes on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend 
• Intolerable
• Coercive
• Tea

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