Causes of the American Revolution

After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain

• was afraid the French would support the colonies.

• was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.

• needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 

What group emerged to protest the economic policies of Britain?

• Boston Elite
• Sons of Liberty
• Colonial Army
• Gorilla Warfare

A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Party
• Boston Parliament

The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 

• the Boston Tea Party
• the Stamp Act
• Committees of Correspondence
• Boston Massacre

American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"

• The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
• The colonists had no representation in Parliament
• The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy

The Quartering Act....

• Made colonists provide a home for soldiers
• Made colonists pay a quarter for every stamp
• Made colonists buy tea they didn't want
• Stopped colonists from spreading ideas

What sentence tells why colonists did not like the taxes?

• "The French are taking all of our money!"
• We have the right to trial by jury!"
• "No taxation without representation."
• "We don't buy any of your British goods!"

Why did Britain decide to tax the colonists?

• Britain wasn't selling enough tea

• The colonists were making too much money.

• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War