Causes Of The American Revolution

Question 1

Navigation act

Answer 1

The colonists could only ship raw materials on English ships and buy goods that came off English ships.

Question 2

Writs of Assistance

Answer 2

Allowed officials to search anywhere for smuggled goods

Question 3

Sugar Act

Answer 3

Passed on April 5, 1764 without colonists consent.
The British raised tariff on sugar.
Colonists saw it as taxation without representation.
The money was going to England instead of the colonists.

Question 4

Stamp act

Answer 4

Passed in November, 1765
Imposed taxes on all legal documents
Marriage, licenses, newspaper, property deeds, playing cards, contracts, etc. Pay tax to revive a stamp/ British seal on those important documents.
Because of this act a group was formed; sons of liberty.

Question 5

Tea Act

Answer 5

Passed on May 10, 1773
Allowed the British East India company to sell tea to the colonies without the usual colonial tax.
It granted monopoly on the in America to the East India tea company.
The colonists had to buy the tea from that company.
This act led to the widespread boycotts of the tea throuought the colonies.

Question 6

Quartering act

Answer 6

First occurred on March 24, 1776
Forcing colonists to provide housing and food for the British troops
The soldiers would not have to pay for anything they used or took.

Question 7

Townshend act

Answer 7

Passed in 1767
Imposing new taxes on colonists
Taxes on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea imported by the colonists.

Question 8

Boston massacre

Answer 8

Occurred in 1770
The townspeople pelted snowballs at the guards
Shots were fired
11 colonists were hit 5 were killed
Crispus Attucks- black man 1st martyr.

Question 9

Boston tea party

Answer 9

Took place in 1773.
The crowd dressed as Indians.
Boarded three vessels.
Threw nine thousand pounds of tea as a protest to the tax on tea.

Question 10

Intolerable acts

Answer 10

Were passed by Parliament in 1774 as a reply to the Boston Tea Party
These acts were passed to have more control over the colonies

Question 11

Boston port bill

Answer 11

Closed the port of Boston

Question 12

What happened next?

Answer 12

All of these acts led to the Continental Congress
They met in 1774 to discuss England rule
Decided to stop trade with the British and drinking tea

Question 13

Rebellion

Answer 13

to fight against one’s own government

Question 14

Repeal

Answer 14

To withdraw

Question 15

Revolution

Answer 15

Major change that affects people’s lives

Question 16

Independence

Answer 16

Freedom from another country

Question 17

Patriots

Answer 17

Loyal to the colonies

Question 18

Loyalists

Answer 18

Loyal to the king

Question 19

Patrick Henry

Answer 19

said “ Give me Liberty or give me death”. It was the motto of the revolution

Question 20

King George

Answer 20

King of England in the 1760s to the 1770s

Question 21

Representatives

Answer 21

People elected to act or speak for others

Question 22

Sam Adams

Answer 22

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

Question 23

“Shot heard round the world”

Answer 23

Start of the revolution

Question 24

Sons of Liberty

Answer 24

Threw tea into the Boston harbor

Question 25

John Adams

Answer 25

defended the British soldiers who were involved with the Boston Massacre

Question 26

Boycott

Answer 26

To refuse to buy certain goods

Question 27

Daughters of Liberty

Answer 27

a protest group of women who boycotted English goods they wore homespun clothing- made their own. Protested against stamp act