Exploring the Causes of the American Revolution

What was the main issue that led to the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain?

• Taxation without representation

• Military occupation

• Trade restrictions

• Religious differences

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To coordinate responses to British actions

• To negotiate with Native American tribes

• To organize colonial militias

Why did the British government want to create a monopoly for the East India Company?

• To improve relations with the colonies

• To control the tea trade

• To support American businesses

• To reduce colonial taxes

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Laws that granted independence to the colonies

• Laws that imposed new taxes on the colonies

• Laws that restricted colonial self-government

• Laws that allowed colonists to trade freely

Who were the Minutemen?

• Colonial merchants who boycotted British goods

• Native American allies of the British

• British soldiers stationed in the colonies

• Members of the local militia ready to fight at a minute's notice

What was the outcome of the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• The British successfully suppressed the rebellion

• The British suffered significant casualties

• The British seized colonial weapons

• The British captured key colonial leaders

Who was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the new American army?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• It led to the capture of George Washington

• It ended the American Revolution

• It showed that the Americans could stand up to the British army

• It was a decisive British victory

What was the impact of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'?

• It proposed a new form of government

• It argued for reconciliation with Britain

• It convinced many Americans to support independence

• It criticized the Continental Congress

What are the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence?

• Introduction, list of colonies, and declaration of independence

• Preface, grievances against the king, and declaration of independence

• Preface, list of rights, and declaration of war

• Introduction, grievances, and conclusion