Causes of the American Revolution

Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.

• Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

• Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.

Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Massacre.

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• To punish the colonists for harassing British tax collectors.

• To punish the colonists for the Sugar Act.

Which of the following reflects the correct order of these events?

• French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, French and Indian War

• Proclamation of 1763, French and Indian War, Stamp Act

• French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763

Which of the following reflects the correct order of these events?

• Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts

Why did Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• To protect the colonists from the French living in the Ohio River Valley

• To punish the colonists for harassing British tax collectors

• To protect the colonists from Native Americans and avoid another war

Which two laws were included in the Intolerable Acts?

• The Quartering Act was reinstated, and the Boston Harbor was closed.

• The Quartering Act was reinstated, and the Stamp Act was repealed.

• The Boston Harbor was closed, and the ships in the Boston Harbor were sunk.

• The Boston Harbor was closed, and the Sons of Liberty were jailed.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the 

• Great Lakes
• Atlantic Ocean
• St. Lawrence River
• Appalachian Mountains

As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts known as___

• the Navigation Acts
•  the Quartering Act
• the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
• the Stamp Act

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”
• “Give me liberty or give me death”
• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
• “No taxation without representation“

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Hector

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

• John Adams