WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
Did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for
The Indians were not allowed to attack the colonies
Sugar Act of 1764
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for
The colonists were allowed to smuggle sugar
Quartering Act 1765
This act gave a roll of quarters to the colonists to spend on sugar
This act made colonists give soldiers supplies and housing
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
Stamp Act 1765
A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
Tax on all printed materials such as: newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, etc
Declaratory Act - March 1766
A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for
Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
Townshend Acts 1767
Taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper
Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”
Colonists couldn't pass west of the Appalachian mountains
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
Boston colonists threw tea in the harbor
Protesting colonists were fired upon by British soldiers. 5 people died.
Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”
Tea Act
May 1773
Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”
Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
Sons of Liberty (dressed as Native Americans) boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt
Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”
Intolerable Acts of 1774
12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control
New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes
Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes
First Continental Congress
September 1774
The first great war with the native Americans
New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes
12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control
Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775
12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control
The first battle of the Revolutionary War
The first settlement in the new world
Who alerted the colonists that the British were coming!
Paul Revere
George Washington
Paul Lexington
John Concord
What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
France
Indians
Britain
Spain
What did this political cartoon mean?
The only way to win against Britain is to fight together
The only for the colonies to survive is to surrender to Britain
If the colonies join together they will die
Only the New England colonies can win against Britain
British taxes were forced on the colonies to help pay for what?
Tea and Stamps
King George's new crown
The Revolutionary War
The French and Indian War
Boycott means
the taxes on tea was raised
a boy scout troop
to stop buying goods due to unfair treatment
to take back an act or law
What is Mercantilism?
Government rule over a country
A belief that the colonies existed to only help Britain
The process of electing a new king
The idea that paying war debts is the most important thing a country can do
Who settled the 13 colonies?
Spain
Britain
France
Germany
Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?
Indians
Britains
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of the Revolution
What war was 9 years long?
French and Indian War / Seven Years War
The Revolutionary War
War of 1812
War for Independence
What vocabulary word means "biased information designed to sway the public to a certain cause"?
Boycott
Propaganda
Repeal
Parliament
To "Repeal" something is to _______ it.
Peel it again
Tax
Cancel
Steal
What type of 'Propaganda' did Paul Revere make after the Boston Massacre?
Printed a newspaper
Wrote a book
Took a photo
A lithograph
