Causes of the American Revolution

___ cost England a lot of money.

• The Civil War

• The Mexican Session

• The Spanish American War

• The French and Indian War

The Stamp Act taxed which goods?

• All electronic devices like iPhones, tablets, and smart watches

• Paper goods such as legal documents, pamphlets, and playing cards

• Baked goods like muffins, breads, and cakes

• All products made from wood

The American Colonists gladly paid the taxes from the Stamp Act.

• True

• False

The Boston Massacre...

• Created lasting friendships between the colonists and the British soldiers

• Fueled the anger felt by the colonists towards the Mother Country: England

• Killed 5 British soldiers

• Had no effect on the rising tension between America and England

The Tea Act

• Made the colonists very happy because they could now afford to buy tea

• Limited the colonists to tea from one BRITISH company

• Allowed colonists to buy tea from wherever they wanted

The Boston Tea Party...

• Was a joyous occasion filled with fun times and definitely didn't increase the tension between the colonists and England

• Was seen by England as completely disrespectful and must require punishment

• Never happened

• Was a celebration for England because they were getting along so well with the colonists in America

What was written on July 4, 1776?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

What did Britain do as a result of the French and Indian War?

• The stopped the fur trade in North America.
• The signed the treaty of London.
• They gave four colonies away to the French.
• They decided to tax the colonists to help pay for the war.

What were the taxes on all printed materials(newspaper,legal documents, and playing cards) in the colonies called?

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

• Patriots sat and had tea with King George

• Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

• King George had a sale on tea