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

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

What was the name of the meeting of colonial leaders where all the colonies agreed to boycott British goods and wrote a letter to the King voicing their complaints?

• Committees of Correspondence
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Revolutionary War
• First Continental Congress

__ required colonists to pay a tax on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

There were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.
• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed. 

Who was the primary writer of the Declaration?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 2004
• July 4, 1776
• January 1, 1776
• June 19, 1986

What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson says all men are born with?

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
• peace, love, harmony
• life, love, freedom of religion
• voting, taxes, and having a job