Causes of the American Revolution

Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It made them move west
• It created a religious divide in the colonies
• It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
• It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean

Which Act led to colonists boycotting British goods?

• Tea Act
• Townshend Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Boston Tea Party

What did the Townshend Acts bring about? 

• direct taxes on legal documents
• indirect taxes on imported goods such as lead, paint, and glass, etc.
• relief from taxes on tea
• the closing of Boston Harbor

As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts known as___

• the Navigation Acts
•  the Quartering Act
• the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
• the Stamp Act

Which of the following is in correct chronological order? 

• Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress
• Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress,   Boston Tea Party 
• First Continental Congress, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts
• First Continental Congress, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party

A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Party
• Boston Parliament

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.

• Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

• Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.

Which of the following reflects the correct order of these events?

• French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, French and Indian War

• Proclamation of 1763, French and Indian War, Stamp Act

• French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763

Which two laws were included in the Intolerable Acts?

• The Quartering Act was reinstated, and the Boston Harbor was closed.

• The Quartering Act was reinstated, and the Stamp Act was repealed.

• The Boston Harbor was closed, and the ships in the Boston Harbor were sunk.

• The Boston Harbor was closed, and the Sons of Liberty were jailed.