Checkpoint 3: Causes of the American Revolution

How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

• The Townshend Acts only taxed imports.

• The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists.

• The Townshend Acts were not collected by custom agents.

• The Townshend Acts only taxed exports.

How did colonists react to British policies?

• A. They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament.

• B. They bought a lot of British goods to try to get the British to change their minds.

• C. They wrote letters to each other to share ideas and information.

• D. They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar and Stamp Acts.

• E. They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.

Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonists’ anger over taxes?

• allow colonists to vote on new taxes

• replace the colonial governments with British-controlled government

• issue more taxes

• give colonists representation in Parliament

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ________ was bantering with some British soldiers.

• American Indians

• colonists

At the Boston Massacre, when an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier ________ the crowd.

• fired into

• shouted at

Five colonists were ________ by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre.

• captured

• killed

The Boston Massacre increased the ________ between the colonists and Great Britain.

• cooperation

• tensions

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

What slogan did the American colonists develop in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?

• A. “No taxation without representation.”

• B. “Don’t tread on me.”

• C. “United we stand, divided we fall.”

• D. “No representation without taxation.”

What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?

• to establish a colonial-formed government

• to hurt Great Britain economically

• to end the revolutionary movement

• to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain