Causes of the Revolutionary War

The Intolerable Acts were passed:

• As a punishment to Boston after the Boston Tea Party

• To reward Boston for its loyalty to Britain

• To establish a new tax on tea

• To strengthen the British military presence in the colonies

The Stamp Act:

• Forced the colonists to buy special tax stamps for official documents

• Allowed colonists to print their own money

• Taxed tea and other goods without representation

• Required colonists to house British soldiers

The Tea Act led to:

• The Boston Tea Party

• The American Revolution

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

The Boston Tea Party was:

• An event where the Sons of Liberty dressed as Natives and dumped Tea into the Boston Harbor

• A peaceful protest against British taxation

• A celebration of tea drinking in Boston

• A meeting of colonial leaders to discuss independence

The Townshend Acts led to: The Boston Tea Party, The Quartering Act, The repeal of the Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Quartering Act

• The repeal of the Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

The Proclamation of 1763 was:

• A way for the British to try to stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• A declaration of independence from British rule

• An agreement to allow colonists to settle in Canada

• A treaty ending the French and Indian War

Why did King George and Parliament need to raise taxes such as the Stamp Act?

• To fund the construction of new military bases in America.

• To pay off the debt from the French and Indian War.

• To support the British monarchy's lavish lifestyle.

• To finance the expansion of the British Empire in Asia.

The reason the colonists did not like the Stamp Act was: They had no representation in Parliament to okay the tax.

• They had no representation in Parliament to okay the tax.

• They believed it was too expensive.

• They thought it was unfair to tax only certain goods.

• They were not informed about the tax.

The Quartering Act was:

• The British forced the colonists to house their soldiers without their permission

• A law that allowed colonists to freely trade with Britain

• A tax imposed on tea and other goods

• A military strategy used by the British during the war

The reason why the Tea Act angered the colonists was:

• It gave the East India Company a monopoly over Tea

• It imposed heavy taxes on all imported goods

• It allowed the British to control colonial trade routes

• It required colonists to purchase tea only from local merchants