Causes of the American Revolution

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

• British soldiers

• Colonial soldiers

Which of these would NOT have been taxed by the Stamp Act?

• Tea

• Paper

• Playing Cards

In 1753-1764, the _____________________ was fought between England and the French and it cost England a lot of money. 

• American Revolution 

• Battle of Trenton 

• French & Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

King George III needed money to pay for the war so he decided to _____________ the colonies. 

• yell

• tax

• go to war

• sell 

The Stamp Act forced the colonists to purchase a stamp for very paper item they purchased or used. 

• True

• False

What slogan did the colonists use to protest having no choice and no voice in parliament? 

• No taxes for us! 

• Let us be heard! 

• We don't like King George III!

• No taxation without representation!

The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and threw boxes of tea from a ship into the harbor during the _____________. 

• Congressional Meeting 

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Second Continental Congress

Prohibited colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Townshend Acts

• French and Indian War

• Intolerable Acts

Rights had been violated was the purpose of this document-

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Act

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams