Causes of the American Revolution

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• Ben Franklin

• Dominos Pizza

• John Adams

What is Parliament?

• The British Post Office

• The grocery store

• The law making branch of the British government

• The site of the Boston Tea Party

What did Patrick Henry say?

• "Give me freedom or else!"

• "I have not yet begun to fight!"

• " I have a dream."

• "Give me liberty or give me death!"

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• tea

• newspapers, legal documents, magazines, playing cards

• paint, lead, glass, paint

• stamps

The colonists yelled, "No taxation without __________" in response to the Stamp Act.

• Representation

• Repealing

• Rowing

• Rights

What does the word "boycott" mean?

• to work against ones government

• to stand ones government

• To refuse to buy good

• to sew your own clothes and make your own tea

Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act?

• They had no representation in the harbors

• They had no representation in Parliament

• They wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• They liked stamps

What does it mean when one company is the only company to sell a product?

• boycott

• Parliament

• monopoly

• Uno

Who was the first person to die for the cause of freedom?

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks

What did the Townshend Act tax?

• Stamps

• coffee

• paper, paint, glass, lead, tea

• molasses