Causes of the American Revolution

What is a monarchy?

• A system where people vote for their leaders

• A body of representatives that makes laws

• One ruler inherited through birth with ultimate power

• A group refusing to buy goods

What is Parliament?

• A system where people vote for their leaders

• A body of representatives that makes laws in Britain

• One ruler inherited through birth with ultimate power

• A group refusing to buy goods

What is democracy?

• A system where people vote for their leaders

• A body of representatives that makes laws in Britain

• One ruler inherited through birth with ultimate power

• A group refusing to buy goods

Who was the king of Britain during the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

Which best describes the Boston Tea Party?

• Indians snuck on to a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

• Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and snuck on to a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

• Loyalists snuck on to a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

• British Soldiers snuck on to a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

What was the purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• To allow colonists to move west

• To force colonists to house soldiers

• To tax colonists on sugar, molasses, and other goods

• To make laws for Britain

What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To allow colonists to move west

• To force colonists to house soldiers and buy their food and other needs

• To tax colonists on sugar, molasses, and other goods

• To make laws for Britain

Who warned the colonists in the middle of the night about the British coming with a sneak attack?

• George Washington

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• Sons of Liberty

What is a boycott?

• Supporting the crown and Britain’s laws

• Refusing to buy a good or service

• A militia of men ready to fight

• A body of representatives making laws

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require colonists to buy?

• Government stamp for paper products

• Tea from the East India Company

• Land from the British

• Weapons for defense