American Revolution and Articles of Confederation

What was the main cause of tension between the British colonies and Great Britain?

• Taxation without representation

• Lack of trade opportunities

• Religious differences

• Language barriers

Which event led to the formation of the Sons of Liberty?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

Which of the following is a action used by colonist fight British taxes?

• Boycotting

• voting

• walk-outs

• Seeking foreign aid

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Repressive Laws

• Oppressive Regulations

• Unjust Statutes

Which best describes a patriot

• Someone who is in favor of the king

• Someone who wants independence

• Someone who is neutral

• Someone in favor of taxes

Meeting of representatives from the 13 colonies that decided that the British acts violated their rights and decided that they must fight back

• Congress of the Colonies

• First Continental Congress

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the

• Louisiana Territory

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

Which act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported?

• Writs of assistance

• The Stamp Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Declaratory Act

Paul Revere's engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

• Liberty Affair

Colonists who favored American independence were known as _______

• loyalists

• separatists

• patriots

• nationalists