Causes of the American Revolution

What was one of the main causes of the American Revolution?

• High taxes imposed by the British government

• Desire for independence from British rule

• Disagreements over trade and economic policies

• Lack of representation in the British government

What is the term used to describe the lack of representation in the British government that angered the American colonists?

• representation without taxation

• representation with taxation

• taxation without representation

• representation without government

Which act imposed a tax on all printed materials in the American colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

What event was organized by the Sons of Liberty to protest against the Tea Act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Philadelphia Tea Party

• New York Tea Party

• Colonial Tea Party

What was the main reason for the American colonists' opposition to taxation without representation?

• High taxes and economic burden

• Violation of rights and lack of representation

• Fear of British military intervention

• Lack of understanding of taxation

Which specific tax on legal documents, newspapers, and other printed materials led to widespread protests in the American colonies?

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

What was the name of the British law that granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea in the American colonies?

• Tea Act

• Tea Monopoly Act

• Colonial Tea Act

• British Tea Law

What was the response of the American colonists to the Tea Act?

• The American colonists organized the Boston Tea Party.

• The American colonists peacefully protested against the Tea Act.

• The American colonists ignored the Tea Act.

• The American colonists accepted and supported the Tea Act.

What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party in the lead-up to the American Revolution?

• The Boston Tea Party was a military attack on British ships, and it led to the American colonists' surrender to British rule.

• The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against British taxation and control, and it helped unite the American colonists in their opposition to British rule.

• The Boston Tea Party was a peaceful demonstration against British taxation and control, and it had no impact on the American colonists' opposition to British rule.

• The Boston Tea Party was a celebration of British taxation and control, and it helped strengthen the American colonists' support for British rule.

How did the British government react to the Boston Tea Party?

• The British government passed the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts).

• The British government sent more tea to Boston.

• The British government ignored the Boston Tea Party.

• The British government declared war on the American colonies.