causes of the American Revolution

What marked the end of the French and Indian War and initiated Britain's attempts to recover financial costs from the American colonies?

• The Stamp Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Townshend Acts

In 1765, what did the Stamp Act require colonists to purchase?

• Stamps for various paper goods

• Sugar and molasses

• Tea

• Glass and paper

Which event became a symbol of British oppression and heightened anti-British sentiments in 1770?

• Boston Tea Party

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Stamp Act protests

• Boston Massacre

What marked the beginning of direct taxation on the American colonies?

• Treaty of Paris

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Declaration of Independence

Which act led to the closure of Boston Harbor and the suspension of colonial self-government, provoking strong colonial reactions?

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

What event, happening in 1773, was a response to the British Parliament granting a monopoly on tea sales to the British East India Company?

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act protests

• Common Sense publication

Where did delegates from twelve colonies gather in 1774 to discuss grievances and formulate a unified response to British actions?

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

What marked the first military engagements of the American Revolution in 1775?

• Boston Massacre

• Stamp Act protests

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• First Continental Congress

Who was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Second Continental Congress in 1775?

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What influential publication by Thomas Paine in 1776 played a role in shaping public opinion towards independence?

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• The Crisis

• Poor Richard's Almanack