SS8H3a Causes of the American Revolution

"No taxation without representation!" is an example of a ​ (a)  

• boycott
• protest
• petition
• slogan

Place each Cause of the American Revolution into the category it best fits.

Groups:

(a) conflict

,

(b) protest

,

(c) tax

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Stamp Act

• French and Indian War

The colonists were seeking liberty from which European power?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Which of the following would NOT have been a reason for the colonists to petition the British Parliament and king?

• asking for representation in the Parliament

• request to repeal the Stamp Act

• declaring war with England

After many protests, the British Parliament decided to (a)   the Stamp Act in 1766.

Some items like glass, tea, paper, and lead were ​ (a)   by the colonists as a form of protest to show their disapproval of the British Parliament's taxes.

• boycotted
• destroyed
• petitioned

Click on the soldier that represents the side supported by the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty in the American Revolution.

A _____________ is when the government of a nation is taken over by force and is replaced with a new one. 

• conflict

• fight
• war
• revolution 

King George III needed money to pay for the war so he decided to ​ (a)   the colonies. 

• petition
• tax
• boycott
• sell 

Match the following terms and definitions.

• patriot

• colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

• loyalist

• colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

• representative

• a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them