Causes of the American Revolution

Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because

• colonists lacked representation in Parliament

• the British treasury had a surplus of funds

• Native American Indians were exempt from British tax laws

• taxes were higher in the colonies than in England

The slogan “No taxation without representation” referred to taxes enacted by

• colonial legislators

• town meetings

• the English Parliament

• the First Continental Congress

Which statement expresses an opinion about the causes of the Revolutionary War?

• Colonists participated in triangular trade.

• The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770.

• Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty.

• The Quartering Act was a serious violation of the colonists’ liberties.

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to

• limit the size of ships in English waters

• ensure that England benefited from colonial trade

• train sailors for the British navy

• limit manufacturing in colonial America

Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they

• reduced the profits of British merchants

• lowered the prices of imported products

• left British troops short of supplies in the colonies

• allowed the Americans to start their own factories

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

• triangular trade

• mercantilism

• free trade

• nativism

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

• ended trade within the colonies

• forced Britain to remove most troops

• kept out products from other European nations

• caused economic hardships for British merchants

The major reason the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was to

• avoid conflicts with Native American Indians

• reduce casualties during the French and Indian War

• maintain markets for British manufactured goods

• promote easy collection of new taxes

Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?

• The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.

• Taxation without representation is tyranny.

• Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence.

• The king is violating the rights of British citizens.

“…give me liberty or give me death!” “A government of our own is our natural right…” “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group?

• Redcoats

• Patriots

• Tories

• Native American Indians