Causes of the American Revolution

Why were the colonists taxed by the British government?

• Britain needed money to pay for the debt caused by the French and Indian War
• Britain wanted to make sure the colonies continued to trade with them.
• Britain knew taxes would stop colonial smuggling

Who won the French and Indian War?

• French
• Indians
• British (and colonists)

Britain wanted to avoid conflict with Native Americans, so Colonists were forbidden to cross or settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This is known as the?

• Sugar Act (1764)
• Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Intolerable Acts
• Proclamation of 1763

Tax on legal documents, newspapers, wills, and basically every piece of paper used is called the?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Coercive Acts
• Proclamation of 1763

How did the Colonial Congress react to the Stamp Act?

• They declared war.

• They organized a boycott.

• They apologized to the king.

Was does repeal mean?

• levy
• tax
• take away
• start

Tax on various household items such as paper, glass, paint, lead, and fabric.

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Coercive Acts
• Declaratory Act

Colonists had to provide food, housing, blankets, candles, etc. for the British soldiers.

• Quartering Act
• Townshend Acts
• Coercive Acts
• Declaratory Act

Colonists did not feel they should be paying taxes to a government that was not hearing their voice. This is called?

• The Declaratory Act
• Parliament and the King
• No taxation without representation
• The Olive Branch Petition<br />

Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere
• Crispus Attucks
• John Adams