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Learn about the causes of the American Revolution, including taxes, representation, the French and Indian War, and protests like the Boston Tea Party and Stamp Act.
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ReviewQuiz 1Causes of the American Revolution Mrs. Martin Grade 4
Parliament __________________ is what Britain’s law making assembly is called. A ________________________ is someone chosen to speak for the people in an assembly, congress, parliament or other law making group. representative
Government needs to collect money from the people to pay for services. This money that government collects from the people is called a___________________. A _______________________ is a tax that is put on goods imported or shipped into a country. tax tariff
protest To __________________ against something is to take a stand or argue against it. Sometimes people _________________ against a war or taxes. One form of __________________ is to refuse to buy or use goods or services. Refusing to buy or use goods or services is called a _____________________. protest protest boycott
French and Indian War The ______________________________ cost Britain a lot of money. In order to pay for this war they charged the colonists new _______________. These__________ angered the colonists. They didn’t feel they should have to pay the ________________ and __________________. taxes taxes taxes tariffs
Many colonists felt it was wrong for England to implement new____________________. The reason they felt this way is because the colonists were not allowed to have a _____________________ in parliament. The colonists said, “_____________________________________” taxes representative No taxation without representation!
French and Indian War After the _____________________________ many colonists wanted to move onto the _________________ that Britain had won from France. England didn’t want the colonists to move onto this land because this would anger the _____________________. Great Britain didn’t want to fight the ___________________________ so they didn’t allow the colonists to move onto these lands. land Native Americans Native Americans
protested Many colonists_____________ against the taxes. They____________________ by _____________________ the goods that England was taxing. protested boycotting
One form of protest was the ___________________________. During this protest the Sons of Liberty dumped __________________ into the Boston Harbor. They did this to show the King that they were unhappy about the ___________________ and that they were not going to drink it. Boston Tea Party tea Tea Tax
tax Stamp Act Another _______________ that angered the colonists was the_____________________. The _____________________________ was a tax on all important documents such as newspapers, diplomas, and deeds to land. Stamp Act