Causes of the American Revolution Review

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To stop the colonies from trading with other countries

• To raise money for Britain by taxing printed materials

• To make the colonists join the British army

• To give more power to colonial governors

Why were the colonists upset about the Townshend Acts?

• They didn’t like paying taxes on tea, glass, and paper

• It forced them to house British soldiers

• It made trade with other countries illegal

• It banned town meetings

What did the phrase “No taxation without representation” mean?

• The colonists wanted a discount on taxes

• The colonists wanted to vote on British laws

• The colonists thought only Parliament should tax them

• The colonists didn’t want to pay taxes without a say in government

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To punish colonists for not paying taxes

• To prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• To make the colonies pay for British soldiers

• To force Native Americans to leave their land

How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?

• They boycotted tea

• They started the Boston Tea Party

• They refused to pay the tax on tea

• All of the above

What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To tax the colonists on food and supplies

• To force colonists to let British soldiers live in their homes

• To provide land for British soldiers

• To punish colonists who protested taxes

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A battle between British soldiers and colonists in Boston

• A protest that turned violent, where British soldiers killed several colonists

• A meeting to plan protests against British taxes

• An attack by colonists on a British fort

What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?

• To support the British government

• To organize protests against British taxes

• To fight battles with British soldiers

• To write laws for the colonies

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• New rules designed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Laws giving colonists more freedom to trade

• Acts that ended slavery in the colonies

• Laws that allowed colonists to elect their leaders

What event marked the start of open conflict between the colonists and Britain?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The battles of Lexington and Concord

• The formation of the Continental Congress