Causes of the American Revolution

Which in NOT a cause of the Revolutionary War?

• The King had too much control.

• They were taxed unfairly.

• All the colonists wanted to be King.

• The King made unfair laws.

A ______ is when people show they are unhappy about something by speaking up, marching, or doing something to get attention.

• law

• protest

• boycott

• tax

A _______ is when people refuse to buy or use something as a way to show they disagree with it.

• law

• tax

• protest

• boycott

A ____ is money that people have to pay to the government

• law

• tax

• boycott

• protest

Britain passed laws that were very harsh and took away some of the colonists' _______.

• freedoms

• penguins

• clothes

• cellphones

A long time ago, the people in the American colonies were upset with their rulers,_______.

• the teachers

• Native Americans

• Great Britain

• Africa

What is a reason for the colonists to be angry with Great Britain and the King?

• They wanted to pay taxes.

• They boycotted

• They protested.

• They didn't have a say about any of the laws.

Draw a picture that represents a colonist protesting against having to pay taxes on tea.

The Quartering Act allowed British soldiers to live with colonists without their permission. If you were a colonist and this happened to you, how would you react?

• I would be very angry.

• I wouldn't care.

Do you think the colonists should have been angry about the British government?

• yes

• no

• I'm not sure.