Causes of the American Revolution

Which 2 countries were fighting over the land in the Ohio Valley?

• Spain

• France

• England

• America

Who won the French and Indian War?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Germany

The Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from

• protesting taxes.

• selling tobacco to France.

• fighting with Native Americans.

• moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

England started to tax the colonies because

• King George III was greedy.

• England went in to debt fighting The French and Indian War.

• all citizens should pay taxes.

The colonists were MOST upset about the Sugar tax because

• they did not want to spend more money for sugar.

• they didn't want to pay any taxes to England.

• they had no representation in Parliament.

What was they saying colonists used to voice their anger about not being able to voice their opinions in Parliament?

The Stamp Act taxed

• paper items

• food items

• liquid items

• glass

Why was The Stamp Act named The Stamp Act?

• It taxed everything that was sent by mail.

• A stamp was used to show that the tax had been paid.

• It was a tax on stamps.

Why did the colonists create this image showing a funeral for The Stamp Act?

Why did Samuel Adams create the Committees of Correspondence?

• To organize a group to throw tea into Boston Harbor.

• To share information between the colonies about British troops and how they are resisting them.

• To protest British taxes.