Causes of the Revolution

Which is NOT a way that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act?

• boycotting British goods

• declaring independence from British rule

• writing letters to British officials

• rioting and destroying British property

What action by the British parliament caused colonists to take part in the protest known as the Boston Tea Party?

• The British passed the Boston Port Act.

• The British passed the Townshend Acts.

• The British passed the Tea Act.

• The British passed the Stamp Act.

Why did the British government introduce new taxes on its North American colonies in the early 1760s?

• to repay war debts from the French and Indian War

• to punish the colonies for printing their own money

• to pay for defending the colonies from the Spanish

• to raise money to buy land from American Indians

Why did the colonists protest against Britain and boycott British goods?

• They wanted to make their own goods so they could become independent from Britain.

• They needed a common enemy that would unite the colonies.

• They thought Britain was punishing them for siding with the French.

• They believed they were being unfairly taxed because they had no say in the government.

What action did King George III and the British Parliament take in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• The immediate arrest of all involved in the incident was ordered

• The Coercive Acts

• All British troops were ordered to leave the city immediately

• The Continental Congress was dismantled and all delegates were forced to stand trial in Britain

Which of the following acts by the Sons of Liberty undermined the British and led to the colonists' fight for independence?

• the Boston Massacre

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Battle of Lexington and Concord

• the Stamp Act Congress

Which of the following statements represented American colonists' opposition to the British Stamp Act of 1765?

• "No new laws without due process"

• "No billing without notice"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "No direct taxation without reason"