Causes of the American Revolution

Grade 8β€’45 minutes

Learning Objective

I can evaluate the relative importance of different events and policies in causing the American Revolutionary War.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Describe two ways that the French and Indian War contributed to the American Revolution.

2. Explain why the colonists viewed the taxes imposed by Great Britain as unfair.

3. Place the following events in chronological order: Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Boston Massacre, First Continental Congress.

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