Causes of the American Revolution

Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

How did the boundaries after 1763 affect the British colonists?

• colonists gave up control of the 13 American colonies
• Britain offered to buy Louisiana from Spain
• British colonists settled in Canada
• British colonists could not expand west of the Appalachian Mountains

What was the main idea of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• That King George III had a divine right to rule the American colonies
• That American colonists should be independent from Britain and develop self- government
• That America should create a monarchy separate of King George
• Thomas Jefferson had no right to author The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is not an argument did Thomas Jefferson make in The Declaration of Independence?

• Great Britain has violated the natural rights of the American colonists
• That the government is meant to protect peoples rights
• That the Virginia House of Burgesses should be ended
• That America is breaking away from the government of Great Britain

" My family moved to North Carolina in the 1730s to find cheaper land than was available in England. This was the best decision we ever made! We now live on a 200-acre plantation, something that never would have been possible had we stayed. But life here has not been great for everyone - we have heard rumblings from those who are not satisfied with British rule. Many cry that they are being taxed unfairly and others say their basic human rights are being violated by the overflow of British troops. A revolution would surely bring chaos to our countryside.” Does the excerpt above better describes the feelings and thoughts of a . . .

• Patriot
• Loyalists
• Middle Ground (mixed)

“My family and I are low-class farmers just outside Charleston, South Carolina. We mind our own business and tend to our farm, however we recently received an offer to move west to get more land, a larger farm, and more space for our growing family. This land, however, is in the area that Great Britain has outlawed for settlement. This was made law in the Proclamation of 1763." Does the excerpt above better describes the feelings and thoughts of a . . .

• Patriot
• Loyalists
• Middle Ground (mixed)

" I was 19 years old when my family moved to Pennsylvania. Mother and I did not want to go, but my father was assigned to a government position in the local assembly by the British Parliament. All of my friends are back home and I miss them terribly." Does the excerpt above better describes the feelings and thoughts of a . . .

• Patriot
• Loyalists
• Middle Ground (mixed)

Which of the options below was a complaint (or grievance) written in the Declaration of Independence?

• The King refused to protect colonists rights or listen to other complaints.

• Britain allowed colonists to vote a representative into Parliament.

• Colonists were given a gift after the Boston Tea Party.

The political cartoon pictured below is showing the American colonists protest of which British action?

• Excise Taxes
• Boston Massacre
• Proclamation of 1763
• The Intolerable Acts

Which of the following was the reaction of King George and British Parliament meant to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre
• The Intolerable Acts
• Excise Taxes
• The Tea Act