Causes of the American Revolution

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

• To pay the cost for new buildings

• To show colonists who is in charge

• To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

• To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

• because the taxes were only for the rich people

• because they had no representatives in Parliament

• because the taxes came from France

Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

• “No taxation without representation”

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

Which of the following is an action used by colonist to fight British taxes?

• boycotting

• voting

• the colonists did not fight the taxes

• walk-outs

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

What made the colonists mad about the Proclamation of 1763?

• they were not allowed to have weapons

• they had to allow soldiers in their homes

• they paid taxes

• it did not allow colonists to settle West of the Appalacian mountains

How did the Colonists protest the Tea Act?

• They killed King George III

• They didn't protest the act

• They organized the Boston Tea Party

• The Colonists passed the Intolerable Acts

Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

• explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

• influence more people to join the independence movement.

• to join the Loyalist party

• abide by the Intolerable acts

The author of Common Sense was...

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Paine

This famous engraving/image shows the event that was called the

• Boston Party

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Brutality