Causes of the American Revolution

What caused Britain to tax the colonists?

• Debt from the French & Indian War
• They were poor
• The Boston Tea Party
• Proclimation of 1763

What law stated colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763
• Treaty of Paris
• Navigation Acts
• Sugar Act

What British Law placed taxes on paper goods, stamps, newspapers?

• Paper Act
• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Currency Act

What was the Quartering act?

• You have to let troops stay in your home

• Hitting someone with a quarter
• To give someone a quarter
• Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain

TRUE or FALSE: Boycott means to avoid or not purchase.

• True
• False

Which act taxed items such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act
• Townshend Act

What was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act
• Lexington and Concord

5 colonists were killed during this event after a mob provoked British soldiers in the streets

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Declaration of Independence
• Battle of Lexington

This protest against the Tea Act was characterized by throwing tea into the harbor

• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Yorktown
• Boston Tea Party

What was the name of Britain's government that made laws and acts?

• congress
• meeting house
• Parliament
• House of Burgesses