Causes of the American Revolution

Colonists sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. This meeting became known as the __________.

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________. The Sons of Liberty used the picture to convince colonists that British soldiers were dangerous.

During the French and Indian War, Britain and France fought for control of land in ________.

Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

The Townshend Acts put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and _____.

On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

The letter the Continental Congress sent to ___________ and Parliament asked that they stop being taxed without representation and for the Intolerable Acts to be repealed.

Colonists spoke out against the British government and _______ started to prepare for war.