The Road to Revolution

When you think of the causes of the American Revolution what comes to mind?

What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?

• Reduce the amount of sugar consumed in America

• Raise revenue for the Crown

• Encourage Americans to grow own sugar

What was the Proclamation Act of 1763?

• Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Closed Boston Harbor

• Allowed British Troops to stay in colonists homes

As a result of the Stamp Act, some items they had to pay taxes on were...

• Newspapers, contracts, pamphlets, court documents, and play cards

• Tea and bread

• Lead, paper, paint, tea, and glass

Why were British Soldiers in Boston?

• They had a large presence there since the beginning of the settlement

• To join the revolutionists

• To enforce the new laws and protect British officials

Which of these was not a reason discussed in the video for increased tension between colonists and British soldiers

• The death of a boy at the hands of loyalists

• A threatening message supposedly signed by British soldiers

• Increased presence of soldiers

• Soldiers had better living conditions than colonists

True or false: no order was given to shoot

• True

• False

Why might the colonists upset by this?

After the ------- was not seen as extreme enough, some colonists boarded the merchant ships and destroyed the boxes of tea on them.

True or false: the Boston Tea Party was the only demonstration of its kind

• True

• False