Causes of the American Revolution

What law forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act
• Sugar Act
• Navigation Act

Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.

• True
• False

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?

• To help open jobs
• To punish the colonists
• To help pay debt from the Seven Years' (French and Indian) war
• To help with trading

What was the MAIN problem the colonist had with the King's taxes and laws?

• The taxes were to high.
• The punishments were to harsh
• The colonist had no representation to help make decisions.
• The English did not have to pay taxes or follow laws.

What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?

• "Give me liberty or Give me death"
• "No Taxation without Representation""
• No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
• "Never eat spinach with a stranger"

Check all the boxes that describe a cause of the American Revolution.

• No representation
• impeachment
• Quartering Act
• Boston Tea Party

Thomas Paine encouraged colonist to rebel in his booklet called, Common Sense. "If the government won't give you your basic rights, you better get another government. "One of the basic rights he was talking about is....

• free stuff
• representation
• transportation
• technology

After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new tax 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.
• wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands.

These very harsh acts were designed after the Boston Tea Party and included closing Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.

• The Townshend ActsThe Stamp ActThe Sugar ActThe Coercive Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Coercive Acts