Causes of the American Revolution

Why did England need to tax the colonists?

• The king wanted a new castle.

• England needed money for a new war.

• England needed money to pay for their past war.

• They wanted to be mean.

_____ means that something is unfair and should not be allowed.

• intolerable

• colony

• charter

• government

Which act created a tax on paper products?

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Stamp Act

The colonists _____ when they stopped buying a product.

• taxed

• boycotted

• government

• charter

How did the colonists react to all the taxes?

• They offered to pay taxes in animal skins.

• They did not care about the taxes.

• They agreed with the King.

• They thought it was unfair and not right.

After the Boston Tea Party, England closed the gates at Boston not allowing goods to come in or out. The colonists called this the ________.

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Boston Tea Party

A fight to replace one government with a different government is called a _______.

• colony

• boycott

• tax

• revolution

The tea act was when _____________.

• The English had control of the tea trade.

• The English had control of paper products.

• The English taxed the colonists.

• The English gave money back to the colonists.

After the wars, England decided to _______ the colonists.

• kill

• boycott

• revolution

• tax

A _______ is a settlement under the control of another country.

• revolution

• colony

• government

• charter