Causes of the American Revolution | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What is mercantilism? How did it contribute to the American Revolution?

Colonies-raw materials, England-manufactured goods; colonists resented trade restrictions

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What were the specific punishments issued by the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?

The acts closed Boston harbor, placed Boston under martial law, denied self-government and reinforced the quartering of troops.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What meeting was held by the colonies in response to the Coercive Acts?

First Continental Congress

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What were the Navigation Laws?

Trade laws which: 1. Required the colonies to trade mainly with England. and 2. required the use of ships made in England or the colonies.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What is the name of this event? Who was the first person killed?

Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What did the Quartering Act do?

Required the colonists to house and feed British soldiers in their homes.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Explain why taxation without representation was a cause of the American Revolution.

Colonists were upset that they had no voice in Parliament and didn't get to vote on taxes

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

lifesaver

Give 15 points!

Oops!

fairy

Take points!

gift

Win 25 points!

Okay!

lifesaver

Give 25 points!

Oops!

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Control of the profitable fur trade in the Ohio River Valley

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What did the Stamp Act do?

It placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, playing cards, calendars and advertisements.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What British action prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation Act

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What is the name of this event? What was the cause? What was the effect? What is it an example of?

Boston Tea Party, Tea Act, Coercive/Intolerable Acts, civil disobedience

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

magnet

Take 20 points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 5 points!

Okay!

baam

Lose 10 points!

Oops!

lifesaver

Give 20 points!

Oops!

seesaw

Swap points!

Okay!

rocket

Go to first place!

Okay!

lifesaver

Give 15 points!

Oops!

How was the French and Indian war a cause of the American Revolution?

Colonists resented the British economic policies following the war (taxes) which were going to be used to pay for the war debt

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What British action placed a tax on sugar and molasses?

Sugar Act

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Restart Join for Free

Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.