Causes of the American Revolution Gallopade Review Chapter 3

How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

• The Townshend Acts only taxed exports.

• The Townshend Acts were not collected by custom agents.

• The Townshend Acts only taxed imports.

• The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists.

How did colonists react to British policies?

(Choose 2)

• They bought a lot of British goods to try to get the British to change their minds.

• They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.

• They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar and Stamp Acts.

• They wrote letters to each other to share ideas and information.

• They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament.

Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonists’ anger over taxes?

(Choose 2)

• issue more taxes

• allow colonists to vote on new taxes

• replace the colonial governments with British-controlled government

• give colonists representation in Parliament

Select the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence to describe the causes and effects of the Boston Massacre.

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ____________

was bantering with some British soldiers.

• colonists

• tensions

• killed

• fired into

Select the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence to describe the causes and effects of the Boston Massacre.

When an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier ______________ the crowd.

• killed

• colonists

• fired into

• tensions

Select the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence to describe the causes and effects of the Boston Massacre.

Five colonists were __________ by British soldiers.

• killed

• colonists

• fired into

• tensions

Select the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence to describe the causes and effects of the Boston Massacre.

The Boston Massacre increased the ____________

between the colonists and Great Britain.

• colonists

• fired into

• killed

• tensions

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

What slogan did the American colonists develop in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?

• “Don’t tread on me.”

• “No taxation without representation.”

• “No representation without taxation.”

• “United we stand, divided we fall.”

What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?

• to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain

• to hurt Great Britain economically

• to establish a colonial-formed government

• to end the revolutionary movement