BrainPop: Causes of the American Revolution

What caused conflict, or disagreement, between England and the colonies?

• England was at war with France.

• Colonists couldn't vote.

• Prices on food increased.

What led the colonists to boycott, or refuse to buy, British goods?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Sugar Act

Which event led the British to pass the Coercive Acts?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Townshend

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party

• They pulled all British troops out of Massachusetts

• They passed new taxes on tea and sugar.

• They stopped ships from leaving Boston Harbor

• They invaded the colonies

What was the main reason colonists were angry with Great Britain?

• Britain blocked all trade with the colonies

• British soldiers stayed in their homes

• Parliament taxed sugar and tea

• The colonists did not have representation in Parliament

Why did colonists stop buying British goods?

• To start producing their own goods

• To promote patriotism

• To send a message to the king

• To avoid unfair taxes

Why did the First Continental Congress tell colonies to train armies?

• To prepare for a civil war

• To prepare for war with Britain

• To serve in the British army

• To organize the Boston Tea Party

Why did the Quartering Act anger the colonists?

• It raised taxes on tea, paper, and other British goods.

• It made colonial money worthless

• It removed their representatives from Parliament

• It forced them to allow British soldiers to live on their properties.

The colonists boycotted British goods. What does that mean?

• They tarred and feathered British merchants.

• They dumped British goods into Boston Harbor

• They refused to buy British goods.

• They paid high prices for British goods.

What could the British government have done to prevent the American Revolution?

• Forced King George III to give up the throne

• Allowed colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

• Cancel the tax on sugar and tea

• Increase taxes on the colonists