American Revolution: Causes

1. What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British taxes?

• a. They preferred to pay French taxes
• b. The British didn't help in the French and Indian War
• c. They didn't have representation in the British Parliament
• d. They were mostly German
• e. They didn't like the king

2. What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?

• a. Knights of Templar
• b. Freemasons
• c. Boys of Boston
• d. Sons of Liberty
• e. Redcoats

3. Which of the following was not a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American colonies?

• a. Stamp Act
• b. Social Security Act
• c. Sugar Act
• d. Quartering Act
• e. Currency Act

4. What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?

• a. Slavery
• b. War
• c. Starvation
• d. Pollution
• e. Religious Persecution

5. True or False: It took several years and many events before the colonists decided to fight for independence.

• True
• False

6. What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?

• a. Wool
• b. Chests of gold
• c. Tea
• d. English money
• e. Tax documents

7. What was the name of the meeting between representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies in 1774?

• a. Colonial Congress
• b. First Continental Congress
• c. American Parliament
• d. The Big Twelve
• e. Dirty Dozen

8. True or False: The increased laws placed on the American colonies divided the colonies further as many supported the British.

• True
• False

9. What nickname did the colonists give to a series of new laws passed by the British to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party?

• a. Horrible Acts
• b. Abominable Acts
• c. Dreadful Acts
• d. Intolerable Acts
• e. Ghastly Acts

10. What city did the British blockade to punish the colonists?

• a. New York
• b. Baltimore
• c. Charleston
• d. Newport
• e. Boston