Exploring the Causes of the American Revolution

Who was the Boston colonist that initiated the Sons of Liberty and rallied the colonists against the British?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

Which act of 1765 imposed taxes on all paper products, including playing cards?

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

Which harbor was closed as part of the Intolerable Acts?

• Philadelphia Harbor

• New York Harbor

• Charleston Harbor

• Boston Harbor

What gave British officials the authority to search colonists' homes without permission?

• Writs of Assistance

• Proclamation of 1763

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

What was issued by the King of England to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

Who were at the top of the social hierarchy in the British colonies?

• Farmers

• Wealthy

• Slaves

• Middle Class

Which act taxed tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead, leading to a colonial boycott?

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

What event involved colonists dressing as Native Americans and dumping tea into the harbor?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

What event resulted in five colonists being shot by British soldiers in 1768?

• Bunker Hill

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

Who was the free African-American killed during the Boston Massacre, considered the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Crispus Attucks