Causes of the American Revolution Review

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Stopped settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Allowed settlement in the Ohio Valley

• Encouraged trade with Native Americans

• Established new colonies in the west

How did the Sugar Act try to raise money?

• Taxing molasses

• Increasing sugar production

• Implementing a sales tax on all goods

• Establishing a new currency

Why were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty organized?

• To protest British policies

• To support British rule

• To promote independence from France

• To establish a new government

The Intolerable Acts included laws that did all of the following EXCEPT what?

• Raise the tax on tea

• Close Boston Harbor

• Quarter British troops in homes

• Impose a new tax on paper goods

What was the chief goal of the Tea Act?

• To help a British company

• To reduce tea prices for consumers

• To increase taxes on tea imports

• To promote American tea production

To communicate news of mutual interest, the colonists formed what?

• Committees of correspondence

• Colonial assemblies

• Continental Congress

• Sons of Liberty

What did the Declaratory Act say?

• England has the right to tax the colonies

• The colonies can govern themselves

• Colonial trade is free from British interference

• The colonies must pay for British troops

In which colony did the conflict with the British grow violent?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Georgia

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• House and feed English soldiers

• Provide weapons to the soldiers

• Pay taxes for military supplies

• Join the British army

What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?

• All legal documents

• Tea and coffee

• Newspapers and magazines

• Imported goods