Road to Revolution A

A primary cause of rebellion in the colonies was based on

• the tea tasted horrible.

• conflict with the French.

• religious freedom.

• the British taxing the colonists in order to recover debt from the Seven Years War

The effect of the Stamp Act on the colonists was

• angering the colonists as they felt they were being tax without their input

• taxing only stamps.

• closing post offices.

• forcing colonists to pay higher stamp prices.

Why did many colonists oppose Great Britain, or want to break away?

• They felt Great Britain did not have the right to tax them and impose laws without their representation.
• Great Britain stole their land.
• Some of the colonists just liked to fight.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ?  , that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• unalienable rights
• equalities of opportunity
• duties and responsibilities
• repeated injuries and abuses

After being subjected to rule by absolute power by King George the colonists desired to create a ____________, or a government by the people

• dictatorship

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

War between England and France over North American territory

• French & Indian War

• Revolutionary War

• Settler's War

• 5 Years' War

American Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

This act required colonists to house and feed British Troops

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

This act required colonists to buy a stamp each time they registered a legal document, bought newspapers, pamphlets, and almanacs.

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Tax on British goods such as paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea.

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763