Causes of the American Revolution Review

The Intolerable Acts closed the port of ________ so that goods couldn't be shipped in or out.  

Who stayed to take care of plantations and businesses? Some were also nurses and messengers.

Why did the British government tax the colonists?

At the Second Continental Congress, which man was named the commander of the Continental Army?

A ______ is money that people or businesses pay to support the government. 

The Stamp Act placed a tax on items such as ______. 

The Intolerable Acts took away the colonists' right to ______ themselves, giving them NO SAY!

England tried to trick the colonists into buying tea by making it very __________.

A ______ is someone who wanted to be FREE from English rule. 

Which of the following happened at the First Continental Congress?

This group of people were promised their land back if they fought for the British. Who is this?

The colonists were unhappy with the taxes because they had no say! What did they say? 

What did South Carolinians in Charleston do to show they were unhappy with the Tea Act?

Colonists of Boston did this to show they were unhappy with the Tea Act (Boston Tea Party)?

The king of England passed the _________ Acts to punish colonists for the "tea parties." 

Colonists refused to buy English goods. This is called a __________.

What did South Carolina do to help Boston survive after the Coercive Acts were passed?

This taxed all paper products, including playing cards, newspapers, and legal documents. 

The king of England began the Stamp Tax to pay for the _______ War. 

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at _______ and __________.

They stayed on plantations, and were promised FREEDOM if they fought for the British.

Which of these statements is NOT true about the Coercive Acts?

A _______ is a colonist who wanted England to CONTINUE ruling their colony. 

Which of the following is true about the Declaration of Independence? 

Colonial leaders in __________ snuck onto ships and dumped barrels of tea into the harbor.