Causes of the Revolutionary War

A person who supported King George and Great Britain

• tyrant

• patriot

• loyalist

A person who supported the colonies and independence

• tyrant

• patriot

• loyalist

What would the colonists do with cargo to avoid paying taxes?

• protest

• exports

• smuggle

The colonists stopped sending __________ to Great Britain to hurt their economy

• smuggle

• protest

• exports

Hanging a tax man in effigy was a form of _____________ used by colonists

• smuggle

• protest

• exports

Paul Revere’s engraving was a form of ____________ used to influence the colonists.

• propaganda

• tyrant

• loyalist

The colonists considered King George a _________.

• patriot

• loyalist

• tyrant

Why were the colonists upset at Great Britain?

• They did not want to be taxed without representation.

• They wanted more imports to the colonies.

• They just wanted to be left alone.

What argument did the colonists repeatedly bring up about Britain’s tax policies?

• They wanted to be represented in Parliament. (no taxation without representation)

• They wanted the British soldiers to leave.

• They wanted the colonies to form a Union.

How did Britain’s response damage the relationship between Britain and the colonies?

• Colonists boycotted British Tea, formed the First Continental Congress and began preparing for war against Britain.

• The colonists decided that they needed to abide by Britain’s laws.

• The colonists accepted British tea, but refused any other imports from Britain.