Causes of the American Revolution

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

• French 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 Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that sometimes used violence to protest unfair taxes.

• True

• False

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

• We will gladly pay!

• 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 crates of tea from a British ship into the harbor during the _____________.

• Congressional Meeting

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Second Continental Congress

During the Boston Massacre, how many colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers?

• 5

• 10

• 50

• 100

How did the Daughters of Liberty help in the Revolutionary Movement?

• Boycotted British goods

• Made their own fabric for clothes

• Became cooks and nurses for the military

• All of the above

The man who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense to encourage colonists to break away from Great Britain.

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

The man who rode through the streets of Boston at midnight warning the colonists that the British were coming.

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Payne

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

What was a natural right of the people, according Thomas Jefferson & Thomas Paine?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• All of these