Causes of the Revolution

Why did England place a tax on Sugar?

• To help the colonists rebuild after the French and Indian War

• To help pay for the French and Indian War

• To buy the King George III a new castle

• To help the soldiers find new homes.

After the French and Indian war England made a law where the colonists couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, this law is called?

• Townshend Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Tea Party

How were the Townshend Act different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

• The Townshend acts only taxed imported goods

• Townshend acts were not popular among the colonists

• The Townshend acts taxed sugar

• The Townshend Acts were not collected by customs agents

How did the colonists react to the British policies?

(choose 2)

• They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies

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

• They wrote letters to each other to tell what each colony was doing to resist

• They accepted the taxes because they were loyal to their King

• They tarred and feathered British customs agents

Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonists’ anger over taxes? (choose 2)

• Allow colonist to vote on new taxes

• Replace colonial government with the British controlled government

• Issue more taxes

• Give colonist representation in Parliament

The Boston Massacre began when a group of _____________ was throwing stones and taunting British soldiers.

When one of the soldiers was hit in the Boston Massacre, the soldier _______________ at the crowd.

• soldiers, colonists

• colonists, shot

• colonists, yelled

Which law made colonists pay a tax on nearly all papers and official documents in the colonies?

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Stamp Act

What slogan was heard throughout the colonies?

• "No taxation without representation!"

• "No more taxes!"

• “United we stand.”

• "King George is the best king ever!"

What event is where colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act?

• Tea Act

• Coercive Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

What was issued by England to show that they still had control over the colonies and to punish them for the event described in the last question?

• Coercive Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act