Causes of the American Revolution

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

Tarring and feathering tax collectors was a form of protest that would have been used by

The patriots called the acts passed following the Boston Tea Party

Repeal means

All of the following were terms of the Coercive Acts EXCEPT

The only colony that did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress was

Redcoats were

The act that required colonists to provide housing to British soldiers

Some patriots smuggled goods to avoid paying the taxes. This means

The OCCASION of the event shown here

This required colonists to buy tea from the British East India Company

Which event happened FIRST?

The French and Indian War involved the French fighting against the

The person who coined the phrase "Boston Massacre" was

Which of the following acts did Parliament repeal?

A militia is

Which of the following is a primary source about the American Revolution?

This shows colonists burning stamps to protest the Stamp Act. These colonists are most likely

The "mother country" during this time period was

The group of colonists who wrote letters to inform the colonies about events were called

The Declaration of Independence stated

What values did the colonists fight for during this time period?

Patriots disagreed with taxes because

The OCCASION of the event shown here

Radical group of patriots who planned the Boston Tea Party

The Townshend Acts taxed all of the following goods EXCEPT

Which of the following BEST explains why patriots were upset with Parliament?

"Join or Die" was a phrase created by

People's values affect their actions and what they fight for.  What values were worth fighting for for the patriots?

The main cause of the French and Indian war was that the French and the British both claimed

He created an engraving of the Boston Massacre

The young officer who distinguished himself in battle during the French and Indian War was

Why were the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts passed?

Benjamin Franklin created a cartoon of a cut up snake to

The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were created as a response to the

Groups of colonists who wrote letters informing other colonists about different events

The Declaration of Independence says that all people have the right to life, liberty and the

The phrase “no taxation without representation” referred to taxes passed by

The quartering act

The law that prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains was

Colonists who supported King George III and Parliament were known as

Paul Revere made an engraving showing events of the