Quiz on Chapter 3 Causes of the American Revolution

What is British Parliament?

• A group of lawmakers that lived in England and made laws for the colonies to follow.

• Another name for the king

• A group of lawmakers that lived in the colonies and made laws for the colonies to follow.

• A group of people that protested British policies

Why were the British taxing the colonists’ goods?

• They wanted to make the colonists mad.

• They were in debt from the French and Indian War and needed money to rebuild the British treasury.

• They needed money to repay the American Indians.

• To stop trade.

Which of the following items was NOT taxed by the British?

• Paper

• Cotton

• Sugar

• Tea

What saying (slogan) did the colonists create to express their anger about British taxes?

• Don’t tread on me.

• United we stand, divided we fall

• Join or die

• No taxation without representation.

The colonists protested the British policies in many ways. One way was by boycotting British goods. What does it mean to boycott something?

• To sell things to other countries

• To pay taxes

• A violent form of protest

• A form of protest in which someone refuses to buy goods or services from someone else

Which of the following was passed by Parliament to tax everything made of paper in the colonies?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

Which law stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

• Navigation Acts

• Sugar Act

This act taxed items such as glass, paper, lead, and tea. It also allowed British customs agents to collect taxes from colonists and search their businesses, ships, and property.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

Five colonists were killed during this event after objects were thrown at British custom agents.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Lexington

After the French and Indian War, who did the king let the colonists trade with?

• American Indians only

• Everyone

• The British only

• The Spanish only