STANDARD Causes of the American Revolution

French and Indian War =

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are:

Served as punishment to the colonists (due to the Boston Tea Party)

The British had to pay off a large debt left over from what war?

After the French and Indian War, the British government asked the colonies to:

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

What does Abigail Adams write to John Adams to not forget?

This means to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.

If a colonist paid a tax on glass or lead, he/she was paying which of the following?

What King was crowned King of England in 1760?

George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, the Sons of Liberty

Turning raw materials into finished products = from the colonies to mother England

After the Boston Massacre, the British government repealed the:

The British Proclamation of 1763

The French & Indian War created conflict between the British and American militia because:

Which of the following was created by Benjamin Franklin but turned down by the colonies?

 The Coercive Acts closed what?            

Because of settlers pushing across the Appalachian Mts, what group were colonists fighting?

Because of the growth of Representative Government, by 1763, the colonists were used to what?

Who wrote that our rights exist in NATURE, apart from Government?

The colonists protested the Stamp Act by refusing to:

Advantages of the British Army included:

At these meetings, in Philadelphia 1775-1781, The Declaration of Independence was ratified (passed).

The propagandist author who wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis and stirred up the colonists was:

British customs enforcing ship set fire by the Sons of Liberty in 1772

What is the famous phrase that Abigail Adams said?

Crispus Attucks was the alleged leader and first casualty of this incident in Massachusetts.

Ended the French and Indian War, and gave England control of the Ohio River Valley.

Document declaring separation from Britain that inspired universal awareness by stating that "all men are created equal"

Why is Mercy Otis Warren remembered today?

War fought for control of the Ohio River Valley in North America

The women and men who enforced the non-importation agreements in Boston were:

Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty used this as a slogan of protest.

The event organized by disguised "Indians" to sabotage British support of British E. India Tea Company:

When England limited trade with the colonists and forced them (CONTROL) to provide raw materials =

What was John Dickinson best known for

A fee that a colonist had to pay for a document, newspaper, or letters?

The English Bill of Rights provided colonists:

Compared to the British Army, the Continental Army was:

Americans opposed writs of assistance mostly on the grounds that they:

A colonist would not pass the Appalachian Mountains. Which law was he following?

Was the founder of the Sons of Liberty.

What is the name of the event in which 5 unarmed colonists were killed by British Soldiers on March 5, 1770?

First skirmish and battle of the American Revolution

Pontiac's Rebellion and attacks on frontier outposts in 1763 had the effect of

Harsh laws enacted against the colonists as punishment for Boston Tea Party =

Britain's policy of overlooking colonial violations of the Trade & Navigation Acts was known as:

Advantages of the Colonial (Continental) Army included

This man introduced a resolution for independence at the Continental Congress.