Causes of the American Revolution

Where was the "shot heard round the world?"

Which tax required the colonists to buy paper from Britain to make documents legal?

To peacefully protest and government law is called

A Patriot __ independence.

Whom did the colonists think were the only people who could make them pay taxes?

How did England view its colonies?

What 2 actions by the British angered the colonists after the French and Indian War? There are 2 answers.

Colonies stayed informed about what was happening in Boston through their

The first real joining together of colonial delegates into a government was the

Colonists had to feed and house British government officials under the Quartering Act.

Ben Franklin tried to bring the colonies together to fight the French when he introduced the

Who defended the soldiers after the Boston Massacre?

A ___ allowed customs officials to search colonists homes for smuggled goods.

Colonists used the phrase "no taxation without representation." Representation to what?

English ruler during Revolution

The former slave and dock worker killed at Boston Massacre

Calling the bloodshed in Boston in 1770 a "massacre" was an example of

Why did Britain start to try to control the colonies in the 1760s?

The idea that the mother country should become wealthy from her colonies was part of

The first shots of the Revolution were fired in Virginia.

If you __, you refuse to buy items

Protest group in Boston that harassed tax collectors

The Boston Tea Party was an example of peaceful protest.

A person who did not want independence

In response to the Tea Party, Parliament passed the ___ which shut down the port of Boston. There are 2 answers.

One of the main causes of the French and Indian war was competition over land.

Which came first?

Britain was in debt from which war?

Before the war with the French, the British crown had basically ignored the American colonies. This was called