Causes of the American Revolution

The King had established an ________________________ to protect the empire he had built. 

• No Tax Policy 
• Imperial Policy
• revolution 
• ABC Policy 

The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that sometimes used violence to protest unfair taxes.  

• True 
• False

Indians helped the ______. This is how the French and Indian war got its name. 

• English 
• French 
• German 
• Americans

The Boston Tea Party was a peaceful meeting between the British and the colonists to discuss problems. 

• True
• False

King George III needed money to pay for the war so he decided to _____________ the colonies. 

• yell
• tax
• go to war
• sell 

In 1753-1764, the _____________________ was fought between England and the French and it cost England a lot of money. 

• American Revolution 
• Battle of Trenton 
• French & Indian War
• Boston Tea Party

What slogan did the colonists use to protest having no choice and no voice in parliament? 

• No taxes for us! 
• Let us be heard! 
• We don't like King George III!
• No taxation without representation!

A _____________ is when the government of a nation is taken over by force and is replaced with a new one. 

• tax
• fight
• war
• revolution 

What was the first tax imposed on the colonies by King George III? 

• Quartering Act 
• Stamp Act 
• Tea Tax
• Farming tax

The Quartering Act was a tax that forced the colonists to give shelter and food to British troops who were stationed in their town. 

• True
• False