Causes of the American Revolution

Most of the early revolutionary activities took place in this major colonial city.

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Baltimore

The Quartering Act stated that

• Colonists gave housing to soldiers
• Colonists should write letters
• Taxes were added to all items
• the British should start war

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This type of colonist supported staying with Great Britain as a colony

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Canadian

• Sailor

Did the colonists have a say in the taxes they paid?

• Yes

• No

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• August 2, 1776

• December 16, 1773

• July 4, 1776

• April 19, 1775

After Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, the colonists created their own government called

• First Continental Congress
• Central Government
• Committees of Correspondence
• Federal Proclamation

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired here.

• Lexington

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Valley Forge

The ______________________________ were a series of British laws passed in 1774 and designed to PUNISH the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Treaty of Paris

A loyalist was a person who

• Refused to buy British goods
• Boycotted items Britain taxes
• participated in the Boston Tea Party
• supported British laws and taxes

To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the harbor.

• Boston Massacre

• Townshend Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Act