Causes of the American Revolution

Which event cost England a lot of money and caused the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for its cost?

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• Westward Expansion

• The Civil War

Who won the French and Indian War?

• France

• Native American tribes

• Great Britian

• The United States of America

What required colonists to pay extra taxes on paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

How did the colonists protest their dislike for the stamp act?

• Sending letters to Great Britian

• Yelling, "No taxation without representation!"

• Writing newspapers

• Sending money to the King.

A person who supports the desire to be independent, and no longer a part of Britain is called....?

• Rebel

• Loyalist

• Traitor

• Patriot

Paul Revere and other riders rode to warn colonists about the British on the night of which battle?

• The Battle of Valley Forge

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Boston Massacre

Who were the main people involved in the Midnight Ride?

• Paul Revere

• William Dawes

• George Washington

• Samuel Prescott

Who were the loyalists?

• The colonists who were loyal to America.

• The Americans who were loyal to France.

• The colonists who were loyal to Britain.

• The colonists who were loyal to the colony.

Which law stated that the colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats?

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Quartering Act

What was the name of the tea company that the colonists had to buy their tea from?

• The British Tea Company

• East India Tea Company