Causes of American Revolution

1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

• the monarch

• refunds

• taxes

1. The Sugar Act angered many colonists because

it required them to pay a _____ on goods brought into

the colonies.

• tax

• quarter

• Knight Note

1. The Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea with an

action that later became known as the ______.

• Boston Massacre

• Liberty Bell

• Boston Tea Party

1. Colonists in Massachusetts felt that to ______, or provide housing for, British soldiers was intolerable.

• hotel

• quarter

• boycott

Which British laws were passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• King George

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

• Patriots sat and had tea with King George

• Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

• King George had a sale on tea

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

• 500

• 100

• 5

• None

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• paper

• wood

• wax

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They were very happy.

• They were very angry. They protested and attacked British tax collectors

• They were angry about it, but did nothing.