Causes of the American Revolution

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

• British soldiers

• Colonial soldiers

Paper, paint, lead, and tea were taxed by the _____.

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• U.S. and Britain

• France and Russia

• Spain and France

• Britain and France

Why did Britain begin taxing the American colonies?

• Debt from the French and Indian War

• Felt upset about colonists forming their own governments in the colonies

• Debt from the American Revolution

Who created the engraving used as propaganda after the Boston Massacre?

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• Crispus Attucks

Who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre and is considered the first to die in the American Revolution?

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• King George III

What geographic barrier were the colonists not allowed to cross according to the Proclamation of 1763?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

What is another word for liberty?

• Freedom

• Taxes

• Peace

• Parliament

What phrase became the rallying cry for the colonists as a result of the "unfair" taxes?

• "the British are coming"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "No fair, we don't want those taxes here"