Cause Of The American Revolution

Question 1

Taxation

The British lost money because

Answer 1

The French and Indian war

Question 2

Navigation

The colonies could only ship

Answer 2

Raw materials on English ships and buy good that came from English ships

Question 3

Writs of assistance

Allowed custom officials to search anywhere for

Answer 3

Smuggled goods

Question 4

Sugar act

Passed on April 5th 1764 without

Answer 4

Colonist consent

Question 5

The British raised a tariff on

Answer 5

Sugar

Question 6

Colonists saw it as taxation without

Answer 6

Representation

Question 7

The money went to England instead of

Answer 7

The colonies

Question 8

Stamp act

Passed on November,

Answer 8

1765

Question 9

Imposed taxes on all legal

Answer 9

Documents

Question 10

(Marriage licenses, newspaper, property deeds, playing cards, contrasts, etc.)

Answer 10

No question

Question 11

Tea act

Passed on May 10th

Answer 11

1773

Question 12

Allowed the British East India company to sell

Answer 12

Tea to the colonies without the usual colonial tax

Question 13

It granted a

Answer 13

Monopaly on the trade in America to the East Indies Tea Company.

Question 14

The colonists had to

Answer 14

Buy the tea from that company

Question 15

This act led to widespread

Answer 15

Boycotts of tea throughout the colonies

Question 16

Quartering act

First occurred on March 24

Answer 16

1765

Question 17

Forcing colonist to provide

Answer 17

Housing and food for the British troops

Question 18

The soldiers would not have to pay for anything they

Answer 18

Used or took

Question 19

Townshend

Passed in

Answer 19

1767