Causes of the American Revolution

What was an effect of the French and Indian War that would eventually lead to the American Revolution?

• British soldiers not letting colonists fight

• Massive debt from the war

• Spain gaining territory

• Britain losing the French and Indian war

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that...

• The colonists were free from Britain

• The British were forced to be housed in colonists homes

• The Sons of Liberty be disbanded

• The colonists cannot settle lands West of the Appalachian Mountains

Colonists were upset with the Sugar Act; what did they in response?

• Boycotted British goods

• Fought Native Americans

• Made their own colony

• Declare Independence

The colonists were MOST upset with the Stamp Act for which reason?

• They had to pay taxes

• They did not have a say in passing the law

• They weren't actually upset

• There were many stamp companies in the colonies

The Townshend Act included all of the following except what?

• More troops to ensure there is no smuggling of goods

• Taxes on Tea

• Taxes on Paint

• Forced colonists to give up half their salary

The Boston Massacre led patriots to publish what in newspapers?

• Propaganda

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Olive Branch petition

The Boston Massacre began when...

• British soldiers were demanding colonists pay taxes

• The British were punishing colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Colonists crowded British troops and began throwing ice balls and rocks at them

• Colonists decided they must kill all British troops in Boston

Which founding father would defend the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

A minute man is someone who...

• Fought for the British

• Was a local militia man who stood with the patriot cause

• A mercenary hired by British soldiers

• Native Americans who attacked nearby colonists

A Redcoat was a nickname given to whom?

• British soldiers

• A colonists ready to fight a minutes notice

• Colonists who paid their taxes

• A colonist who sided with the King's decisions