Causes of American Revolution

What were the Writs of Assistance?

• Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships
• Rap Cd's
• Papers that they passed out
• Big ships that carried messages

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To raise money for the fair
• To raise money for their horses
• To raise money for protection of the colonies
• To raise money for the football team

What was the British view of colonial taxes?

• They thought it was unfair because it was at night
• They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
• To raise money for protection of the colonies
• The Stamp Act collected very little money

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

How did Parliament respond to protests against the Stamp Act? 

• It sent troops to enforce the law.
• It allowed a representative from the colonies to attend its sessions.
•  It repealed the law.
• It passed the Tea Act.

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• legal documents
• inns
• farm animals
• imports

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

• King Arthur
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• King George III

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• paper and documents
• houses
• farm animals
• imports

The Stamp Act taxed _____________.

• tea
• newspapers
• sugar
• coffee

Define boycott.

• An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
• import tax
• Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
• to surrender