US History Causes of the American Revolution

The group of people that were loyal to the king were called...

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Fighters

• Minute Men

Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?

• Pay for the cost of their navy ships

• Build roads in England

• Show colonists who had the power

• Pay off debts from the French and Indian War

What was the name of the protestors that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act?

• The Tea Tax

• Patrick Henry

• The Sons of Liberty

• The British Parliament

Which Act allowed only one company to see tea to the colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What was the name of the event when 12 out of 13 colonies sent representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia because they were alarmed at what was happening in Massachusetts?

• First Continental Congress

• Virginia Representatives

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Midnight Ride

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies?

• To regulate trade between the colonies and Britain

• To raise revenue to pay off war debts

• To establish British military presence in the colonies

• To promote British goods in the colonies

Which event is considered the first act of open rebellion against British authority by the American colonists?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What was the significance of the Boston Massacre in the American Revolution?

• It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War

• It was a peaceful protest against British taxes

• It united the colonies against British rule

• It led to the repeal of the Stamp Act

Which pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged American colonists to seek independence from Britain?

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• The Rights of Man

• The American Crisis