Causes of the American Revolution

Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

• Indians and French

• Britain and France

Why did British economic policy change towards the colonies?

• War debt due to the French and Indian War

• Cash crops were needed in the colonies

Why did colonists disguise themselves as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?

• They were angry about the Tea Act.

• They were angry about the Sugar Act.

Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Massacre.

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

Who did the British defeat in the French and Indian War?

• The French and the Native Americans

• The Spanish and the Native Americans

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• reason and logic

• money and fame

How did the Great Awakening change America?

• It brought people from all over the colonies together for the first time

• It led to people denying God

This act was a tax on everyday household items such as glass, paper, paint, & tea.

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

a widespread refusal to buy goods as a form of protest is called a(n):

• boycott

• demand more

Taxes on commercial shipping occurred under the ___________ Act.

• Tea

• Stamp