Causes of the American Revolution

What was the name of the radical patriot group that organized events like the Boston Tea Party?

• Brothers of Solidarity

• Sons of Tyranny

• Sons of Liberty

• Bostonian Brothers

Which war did the colonists fight with the British against the French?

• 7 Years War

• Proclamationary War

• Lexington War

• Boston Massacre

Which is considered to be the first event of colonial unrest towards the British?

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Battles of Lexington & Concord

• Proclamation of 1763

This act placed a tax on a required seal on legal and commercial documents such as newspapers, contracts, and even playing cards

• Tea Act

• Coercive Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

Which famous Bostonian lawyer defended the British Troops in court after the Boston Massacre?

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

The Intolerable Act created a blockade of Boston Harbor. What was this Act called in England?

• Coercive Act

• Boston Tea Party Act

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

In response to the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty staged which famous event?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Lexington

• The First Continental Congress

Which act prompted James Otis to declare, "taxation without representation is tyranny?"

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Concord

• Sugar Act

What was a decision that came from the First Continental Congress?

• Ban all trade from England until the Acts were repealed

• Send delegates to England to meet with King George III

• To create the first President of the United States

• To seek help from the French

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Pay a quarter tax on all British imports

• House, feed, and care for British soldiers

• Switch from using sixpence to quarters

• To move all the Bostonians into the Bunker Hill quarter of the city