Chapter 3 Causes of the Revolutionary War

How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

• The Townshend Acts only taxed imports

• The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists

• The Townshend Acts were not collected by custom agents.

• The Townshend Acts only taxed exports.

How did colonists reacts to British policies?

• They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament

• They bought a lot of British goods to try to get the British to change their minds

• They wrote letters to each other to share ideas and information

• They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar and Stamp Acts

• They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest

Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonist' anger over taxes? Choose 2

• replace the colonial governments with British controlled government

• issue more taxes

• allow colonists to vote on new taxes

• give colonists representation in Parliament

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ___________ was bantering with some British soldiers.

• colonists

• American Indians

• French

At the Boston Massacre, when an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier __________ the crowd.

• threw objects back at

• fired into

• shouted at

Five colonists were ___________ by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre.

• killed

• captured

The Boston Massacre increased the _______________ between the colonists and Great Britain.

• cooperation

• tensions

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

What slogan did the American colonists develop in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?

• Don't tread on me

• No taxation without representation

• United we stand, divided we fall

• No representation without taxation

What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?

• to end the revolutionary movement

• to establish a colonial- formed government

• to hurt Great Britain economically

• to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain