Causes of American Revolution

Question 1

What was the main reason the colonists boycotted British goods?

Accepted Answer

to protest taxes without representation

Question 2

Which British law placed a tax on newspapers and playing cards?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 3

Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists could not settle beyond which geographical feature?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mtns.

Question 4

“ No taxation without representation” was the response of many colonist to the-

Accepted Answer

British policies in the colonies after 1763

Question 5

Mercantilism under the British rule, the colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with-

Accepted Answer

B. Raw materials and markets for British products

Question 6

Why did British forbid the American colonist to settle in the Ohio River Valley?

Accepted Answer

To avoid war with Indians

Question 7

What colonial claim about the Boston Massacre is supported by this illustration?

Accepted Answer

British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists

Question 8

Colonists protested against these acts because they believed it directly violated their

Accepted Answer

Right to a higher economic rights

Question 9

What does the word correspondencemean?

Accepted Answer

Writing letters

Question 10

Which act was passed in response to the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

Tea Act

Question 11

What is a common nickname for the British soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Redcoats

Question 12

In this economic system, the colonies are meant to make the mother country wealthy.

Accepted Answer

mercantilism

Question 13

The main reason the British government chose to follow the policy of mercantilism was to-

Accepted Answer

Increase Britain’s wealth

Question 14

True or False: The Tea Act stated colonists had to buy tea from only one British tea company

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

One result of British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was America’s resentment of—

Accepted Answer

taxation without representation

Question 16

Why were the colonists angered by the stamp act?

Accepted Answer

They were taxed without their consent

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