Causes of the Revolutionary War

The French and Indian War was fought between the British and France. The war started as a dispute over

• Land

• Money

• Religion

• Slavery

What was the effect of British wars being very costly?

• The British turned to slavery to make money

• The British passed new taxes on the colonists

• The British began to sell part of its American lands to other countries

• The French passed new taxes on the colonists

What was the MAIN reason the colonists were angry about these new taxes?

• Colonists hated paying taxes

• Colonists had no representation in the British government

• Colonists did not have the money to pay the new taxes

• Colonists hated Britain

Once the sugar tax was passed colonists protested by  ________; they refused to buy molasses and sugar.

• Boycotting

• Petitioning

• Repealing

• Ratifying

What was the name of the colonial terrorist group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?  

• Ku Klux Klan

• Adams’ Raiders

• Freedom Fighters

• Sons of Liberty

Led by Mercy Otis Warren, this group helped distribute revolutionary literature and participated in anti-British riots.

• Spies for the British army

• Sons of the Americas

• Daughters of Liberty

• Colonial Militia

Which law passed by Parliament led to a famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and committed acts of vandalism and destruction?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townsend Act

• Tea Act

What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party that included the closing of Boston Harbor?

• Townsend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Riot Acts

• Proclamation of 1773

Which event FIRST showed that tensions between the British and colonists would turn violent

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Second Continental Congress

This image depicts British soldiers firing on a mob on March 5, 1770. This event is known as the -

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Sons of Liberty

• First Endeavor