Causes of the American Revolution

The Quartering Act was a British law that required colonists to...

• Buy tea from Britain.

• Pay additional taxes on paper goods.

• Pay a quarter for every item with a stamp.

• Provide housing and food for British soldiers.

Many colonists didn’t want to pay taxes because...

• they thought the British had enough money.

• they thought the money from the taxes was being wasted.

• they had no representation in making the tax laws.

• they didn’t have any money.

Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?

• King George III
• King George I
• King Henry IV
• King Henry VIII

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

In response to being forced to buy British tea, colonists dressed up like Native Americans and dumped the British tea into the harbor. This event is known as...

• The Boston Massacre

• The Tea Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Sons of Liberty

What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

• Whether they supported independence from Britain.

• The colonial region in which they lived.

• Whether they paid British taxes.

• The country from which they or their ancestors came.

The Sons of Liberty were...

• Sons of famous Americans (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry).

• A group of British soldiers who believed the colonists should be free from British rule.

• members from each of the colonies.

• A group of patriots who believed they should be free from British rule.

The Boston Massacre started because...

• people wanted the British to supply soldiers to the Boston citizens.

• Parliament passed the Tea Act.

• John Adams took on the court case.

• a crowd of angry colonist yelled and threw snowballs at a British soldier.

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

A patriot was a colonist who:

• was loyal to England
• was loyal to France
• wanted independence from England
• wanted independence from France