Causes of the Revolutionary War

What is NOT true of the Sugar Act?

• It lowered the price of molasses

• Britain sent customs agents and court officials to enforce it.

• It made colonists pay more than those that lived in Great Britain.

• It took away colonist's right to a trial by jury

Which was a direct tax that and put a tax on printed materials?

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

The first Quartering Act enacted in 1765

• taxed lead, paper, paint, tea and glass.

• had to do with dividing their land and giving one quarter to British soldiers after the French and Indian War

• made the colonists happy since they were grateful to Britain for defeating the French in the French and Indian War.

• required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British Soldiers stationed there after the French and Indian War.

This protest became a patriot protest after the Stamp Act.

• I am not a Virginian. I am an American

• No taxation without representation

• Shot heard around the world

• Give me Liberty or give me Death!

Which acts were supposed to pay for salaries of colonial governors and judges.

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

Sons of Liberty, a protest group headed by Sam Adams, organized Boycotts of British goods mainly in the town of

• Jamestown

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

Boston Massacre occurred after tensions rose due to which act?

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

These were formed help build unity and leadership among all the colonies.

• Colonial Courts

• Committees of Correspondence

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

The Boston Tea Party happened when

• Colonists wanted to get the Natives in trouble.

• Britain raised taxes on all tea purchases

• colonists were upset that they were forced to buy tea from the East India Company because of the Tea Act

• colonists were upset that they had to pay a higher tea tax than those who lived in Britain.

The Intolerable Acts were the British response to the Tea Party. Which was NOT part of the acts?

• Allowed colonies to stake claim to parts of Canada

• Colonists had to repay Britain for destroyed tea.

• No colonial assembly, increased royal governor power

• Boston was put under martial law (watched by military)