Causes of the American Revolution

The Sugar Act made colonists pay six pence per gallon of _____.

• Sugar

• Tea

• Paper

• Paint

Which of these would NOT have been taxed by the Stamp Act?

• Tea

• Paper

• Playing Cards

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

• British soldiers

• Colonial soldiers

The Stamp Act Congress protested new British taxes. Protested means that they:

• Fought against the taxes

• Wanted more taxes

• Liked the taxes

• Were happy about the taxes

Paper, paint, lead, and tea were taxed by the _____.

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

During the Boston Massacre, how many colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers?

• 5

• 10

• 50

• 100

The Tea Act said that only the _____ could sell tea in the colonies.

• East India Tea Company

• British Tea Company

• American Tea Company

• East Company

Americans dressed as _____ before the Boston Tea Party.

• Indians

• Redcoats

• Pirates

• Soldiers

The British were mad at the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, so they passed the _____ to make them pay for it.

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

The _____ became the government of the United States during the American Revolution.

• Continental Congress

• Stamp Act Congress

• President

• King and Queen