Causes of the American Revolution

What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British Colonies?

• They didn't have representation in the British Parliament.

• They preferred to pay French taxes.

• They were mostly German.

• They didn't like the king.

True or False: It took one year and one event before the colonists decided to fight for independence.

• True

• False

What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?

• Boys of Boston

• Freemasons

• Sons of Liberty

• Red Coats

What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?

• Pollution

• War

• Slavery

• Religious Persecution

Who dumped tea into the harbor in a 1773 protest

• New France

• King George III

• Patriots in Boston

• Slaves

All were causes of the American Revolution except...

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• World War III

• Protest in Boston

Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following were a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Social Security Act

• Currency Act

• Quartering Act

The British decided that the colonies needed to be punished for the Boston Tea Party. They issued a number of new laws that the colonists called the _____________________.

In 1774, ___ of the 13 colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress as a direct response to the Intolerable Act.

The Revolutionary War began on April 19, ______ when fighting broke out between the two sides at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

• 1773

• 1775

• 1754

• 1774