Causes of the American Revolution Quiz

This colonist was well known for warning minutemen that the British were on their way to Lexington and Concord

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was Crispus Attucks?

• Created the Pennsylvania Gazette

• a group appointed by the King/ British government to stop illegal smuggling and corruption

• The King drew an invisible line down the Appalachian Mountains to help stop fighting in the Ohio River

• An African American that stood up for freedom and died at the Boston Massacre

Who were the Sons on Liberty?

• A law that gives a British tea company control over the tea industry

• A group of men that united to fight for the rights and freedoms of the Colonies.

• The colonists were happy because they were self-governed

• The King drew an invisible line down the Appalachian Mountains to help stop fighting in the Ohio River Valley

What were the Townshend Acts?

• The King drew an invisible line down the Appalachian Mountains to help stop fighting in the Ohio River Valley

• A tax on paper items with a stamp to show that they were payed for

• A tax on imported items such as glass, paper, tea, and lead

• Created the Pennsylvania Gazette - a newspaper

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• Created the Pennsylvania Gazette - a newspaper

• The colonists were happy because they were self-governed

• Colonists were forced to provide food and shelter to the British soldiers

• The King drew an invisible line down the Appalachian Mountains to help stop fighting in the Ohio River Valley

What was the Stamp Act?

• A tax on paper items with a stamp to show that they were payed for

• A tax on imported goods from Britain

• A tax on land ownership

• A tax on clothing and textiles

What was the Quartering Act?

• A group of men that united to fight for the rights and freedoms of the Colonies.

• Colonists were forced to provide food and shelter to the British soldiers

• A law that gives a British tea company control over the tea industry

• The colonists were happy because they were self-governed

The author of Common Sense was...

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

• influence more people to join the independence movement.

• explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

• to join the Loyalist party

• abide by the Intolerable acts

How did the Colonists protest the Tea Act?

• They organized the Boston Tea Party

• They passed the Intolerable Acts

• They wrote letters to the King

• They held peaceful protests