STAAR Facts C Causes of the American Revolution

On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 1776

• June 4, 1775

• August 2, 1776

• May 10, 1776

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Paine

What did the Navigation Acts prohibit?

• Trade with countries other than England

• Settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Dumping tea into Boston Harbor

• Housing soldiers in private homes

What event involved British soldiers firing on Patriots in Boston?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Intolerable Acts

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mercy Otis Warren

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

• Closed Boston Harbor and town assemblies, quartered soldiers

• Allowed colonists to vote in Parliament

• Ended the French and Indian War

• Gave colonists more land

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To discuss a unified response to the Intolerable Acts

• To declare war on France

• To write the Constitution

• To elect a president

Who wrote plays supporting the American Revolution?

• Abigail Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

Who said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• John Adams

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

• Ended the French and Indian War

• Started the American Revolution

• Created the Declaration of Independence

• Established the First Continental Congress