Causes of the American Revolution

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

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

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

Where was the "shot heard round the world?"

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

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

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

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

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

If you __, you refuse to buy items

A Patriot __ independence.

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

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

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

Who defended the soldiers after the Boston Massacre?

English ruler during Revolution

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

How did England view its colonies?

The former slave and dock worker killed at Boston Massacre

Protest group in Boston that harassed tax collectors

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

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

To peacefully protest and government law is called

Which came first?

The Boston Tea Party was an example of peaceful protest.

Britain was in debt from which war?

A person who did not want independence

Colonies stayed informed about what was happening in Boston through their

The first shots of the Revolution were fired in Virginia.