American Revolution Causes

What was the Proclamation of 1763 intended to prevent?

• Colonists from trading with Native Americans

• Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• The British from taxing the colonists

• The colonists from declaring independence

Which act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest against which British law?

• The Navigation Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

Which laws were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Navigation Acts

• The Quartering Acts

• The Coercive Acts

Who famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death," inspiring other colonists to support the fight for independence from Britain?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the primary economic reason behind the various taxes imposed by Britain on the American colonies?

• To fund British explorations around the world

• To pay off debts incurred during the French and Indian War

• To increase the wealth of British merchants

• To fund the British royal family

Which event involved American colonists, disguised as Indigenous people, throwing a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Stamp Act Congress

What was the main effect of the Intolerable Acts on the colonies?

• It led to increased trade with Britain.

• It prompted the first meeting of the Continental Congress.

• It decreased taxes on the colonies.

• It allowed colonists to elect their own officials.

There were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 

• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.

• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 

• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed. 

The Patriots wanted_________from England

• Freedom

• Treaty

• government