Causes of American Revolution

What was one cause of the American Revolution? 

• The writings of prominent Loyalists 
• The Olive Branch Petition 
• Dispute over the Ohio River Valley 
• No taxation without representation

What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1963
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1873

Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom?

• Phyllis Wheatley
• Crispus Attucks
• Ben Franklin
• Paul Revere

Who Organized the Boston tea Party?

• Colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• King Charles III

What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?

• Babysitting
• Quartering
• Hospitality
• Kidnapping

Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
• Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
• The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
• Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.

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Power of the government is restricted by laws

• Limited Government
• Rule of Law
• Shared Powers
• Individual Rights

Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the stamp Act
• the Quartering Act
• the Coercive Acts
• the Proclamation of 1763

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

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Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament