Causes of the American Revolution Quiz

Which of the following concerns of the colonists was most responsible for the American Revolution?

• Opposition To British Tax Policies

• Desire For More Religious Freedom

• Fear of Attacks By Native Americans

• Increased Immigration From Non-British Countries

Colonist's arguments against the Stamp Act were summed up by which of the following phrases?

• Life Free or Die

• All Men Are Created Equal

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Hapiness

• No Taxation Without Representation

The Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

• Taking Military Action Against The British

• Forming Alliances With Enemies Of Great Britain

• Meeting With British Parliament In England

• Publicly Protesting and Organizing Boycotts

These were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• Navigation Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Acts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as which of the following?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Riots

• Boston Market

Are these events in the correct order?

#1. British pass the Intolerable Acts

#2. Colonists throw tea into the Boston Harbor

• Yes

• No

Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________ the laws.

• Returned

• Rewrote

• Repealed

• Renewed

These acts were taxes on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend

• Quartering

• Tea

• Intolerable

Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?

• George III

• George I

• Henry IV

• Henry VIII

What was the King's primary reason for taxing the colonies?

• Improving Great Britain's Roads and Bridges

• Paying Off Debts From The French and Indian War

• Creating An American Army of Professional Soldiers

• Teaching Colonists How Taxes Work