Causes of the American Revolution

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________. The Sons of Liberty used the picture to convince colonists that British soldiers were dangerous.

• Boston Massacre

• The Boston Battle

• Cowboys and Indians

The Townshend Acts put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and _____.

• cupcakes

• tea

• party hats

Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

• place to sit

• snacks

• representation

On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

• The Night of Tea

• The Night Tea was Wasted

• The Boston Tea Party

Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

• war debt

• broken piggy banks

• taxes

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

• Intolerable Acts

• Shame on You Acts

• You're Grounded Acts

What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?

• Texas

• Ohio Valley

• New Jersey

• Virginia

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

• because the taxes were only for the rich people

• because they had no representatives in Parliament

• because the taxes came from France

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

• To pay the cost for new buildings

• To show colonists who is in charge

• To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

• To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War