Causes of the American Revolution

What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?

• Taxes
• Fees
• Gold and Spices
• Cupcakes and Twinkies

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Tories
• Separatists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?

• Closed the Boston Harbor
• Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
• Held a seaside tea party
• Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

Based on the political cartoon, how does mercantilism benefit the mother country?

• The mother country always has something to eat.
• The mother country can get rich from the colonies.
• The colonies provide everything to the mother country.

What does boycott mean?

• To send a letter demanding change

• To refuse to buy goods

• To sneak goods in or out

• To spread news

What was one effect of the Treaty of Paris?

• The French gained a huge amount of land in North American had had been claimed by the British.
• The British gained a huge amount of land in North American had had been claimed by the French.
• The Native American Indians were able to take control of their land.
• The Treaty formally ended the American Revolution. 

  What was the purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to end the Revolutionary War. 
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to create an agreement between Chief Pontiac and the British colonists. 
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to end the French and Indian War.   
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to recognize America as a free and independent nation.

This law placed a tax on sugar & molasses.

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

This law demanded that the colonists paid a tax and put a stamp on all paper goods.

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act