Causes of American Revolution

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

1. The Sugar Act angered many colonists because

it required them to pay a _____ on goods brought into

the colonies.

• tax

• quarter

• Knight Note

What is a tax?

• Money that the government gives to people.

• Money that people give for government services

• Money that people earn from working

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• paper

• wood

• wax

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. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

• the monarch

• refunds

• taxes

1. Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because

it was an example of taxation without _____.

• a debate

• representation

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

___ and ___ fought against each other in the French and Indian War.

• French and Indians

• Britain and France

• Britain and Indians

• France and Belgium