Unit 2 - Causes of the Revolution

The ______________________ caused tension between the Colonies and Great Britain after the French and Indian War.

British Parliament started taxing the colonists due to their debt from the ______________________.

The ___________ taxed sugar and molasses imported to the colonies.

The _____________ placed a tax requiring every colonist to purchase a stamp for paper products.

The ________________ was a terrible event that started when British soldiers fired into a crowd.

To protest the Tea Act, the _____________________ threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This was known as the Boston Tea Party.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament passed the _____________________, which shut down Boston Harbor.

What are two reasons the colonists were unhappy with British rule? SELECT TWO.

• The colonists threw the tea into Boston Harbor

• British Parliament kept creating new taxes for the colonists to pay

• Britain would not allow colonists to have British citizenship.

• The colonists had no say in how the British governed them.

Why did the colonists boycott British goods?

• They did not like British goods and preferred to buy goods made in the colonies.

• They were protesting to show Britain that colonists were angry about the taxes.

• They were protesting the poor quality of British goods they were forced to buy.

• They did not have enough money to buy British goods because they were more expensive.

Which of the following was an organized group in the colonies that encouraged boycotts and protected colonists' rights?

• Sons of Liberty

• Albany Congress

• Stamp Act Congress

• Parliament