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Causes of the Rev.
Ch. 7 Causes of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The result of the British conflict with the French over land. | French & Indian War |
| To pay off war debt, the British imposed this on the colonists. | Stamp Act |
| After the British repealed the Stamp Act, they passed another series of Acts called... | Townshend Acts |
| Increasing tension and the presence of soldiers in Boston led to the... | Boston Massacre |
| The Sons of Liberty protested against the Tea Act by throwing this party... | Boston Tea Party |
| In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed these Acts.. | Intolerable Acts |
| A group of men that organized protests against British policies. | Sons of Liberty |
| Boston lawyer who defended the British soldiers at their trial for the Boston Massacre. | John Adams |
| A Patriot writer who wrote plays criticizing British officials. | Mercy Otis Warren |
| He increased taxes on the colonists in order to help pay for the costly French & Indian War. | King George III |
| This organization helped the boycott of British goods by weaving their own cloth. | Daughters of Liberty |
| This group of delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. They wrote a letter to King George III asking him to stop taxing the colonists. | First Continental Congress |
| He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams |
| A patriot leader who said, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of Bunker Hill. | William Prescott |
| He made a speech against the Stamp Act and was eager for war with Britain | Patrick Henry |
| First man killed in the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| He led an army into the Ohio River Valley during the French & Indian War. | George Washington |
| A group set up after the Boston Massacre to share news with other colonies about what the British were doing. | Committee of Correspondence |
| He rode with Samuel Prescott and William Dawes to warn Concord that the British were coming. | Paul Revere |
| British governor who sent soldiers to Concord at night to take the Patriots by surprise. | General Thomas Gage |
| Colonists who opposed British rule. | Patriots |