Causes of the American Revolution

What major era in U.S. history is referred to in the graphic?

• Colonial

• Intolerable Acts

• Revolutionary

• Stamp Act

Which action was taken by the leaders of the thirteen colonies in 1776?

• Ratifying the U.S. Constitution

• Writing the Articles of Confederation

• Announcing independence from Britain

• Establishing three branches of government

Which of the following British actions led the American colonists to claim that taxes were imposed without their consent?

• Stamp Act

• Mercantilism

• Free enterprise

• Intolerable Acts

Based on the information in the excerpt, the colonists had been violating what British policy for some time?

• Stamp Act

• Mercantilism

• Free enterprise

• Intolerable Acts

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?

• It imposed taxes without colonial representation in Parliament.

• It required all colonial goods to be sold directly to Great Britain.

• It limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

• It replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the King.

Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by

• Founding a navy to fight in the Revolutionary war

• Writing 'Common Sense' to persuade others to join the Patriots

• Speaking out against the Stamp Act in his 'Give Me Liberty' speech

• Recruiting Patriot fighters in New England known as the Green Mountain Boys

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

• Lexington

• Plymouth

• Saratoga

• Boston

A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was

• Signing the Treaty of Paris

• Approving the Bill of Rights

• Creating the U.S. Constitution

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Quartering of soldiers

• Closing of Boston Harbor

• Ending religious toleration

• Disregarding freedom of speech

In the Declaration of Independence, unalienable rights are listed as

• Life, liberty and property

• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• The freedom from fear, want, and tyranny

• The freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, and petition