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TARGET: I can explain the causes of the Revolutionary War. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: ​Use the text at left to answer the questions at right. UNDERLINE text which supports your answer. Use standard annotations as needed.

In 1764 Parliament passed the Sugar ​ Sugar Act 1.Besides lowering the tax on molasses, what Act. The act lowered the tax on molasses ​ did the Sugar Act do? imported by the colonists. The act also let officers seize goods from smugglers without going to court. The Sugar Act and the new laws to ​ 2. Why were the colonists angry? control smuggling angered the colonists.

They believed their rights as Englishmen were being violated.

In 1765 Parliament passed a law called British Laws violate Colonial Liberty 3. According to the Quartering Act, who was the Quartering Act. It forced the colonies ​ ​ forced to pay for housing British troops? to pay for housing British troops in taverns, inns, vacant buildings and barns. Colonists 4. Who was expected to provided food and drink for the Soldiers? were also expected to provide food and drink.

In 1765 Parliament passed another law in Stamp Act 5. What did the Stamp Act do? an effort to raise money. This law, the Stamp Act, placed a tax on almost all ​ printed material in the colonies—everything from newspapers and pamphlets to wills and playing cards. All printed material had to have a stamp, which was applied by British officials.

A young member of the Virginia House of 6. How did the Virginia house of Burgesses react to the Stamp Act? Burgesses, Patrick Henry, persuaded the burgesses to take action against the Stamp ​ Act. The Virginia assembly passed a ​ resolution—a formal expression of opinion—declaring it had “the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes” on its citizens.

In Boston Samuel Adams helped start an 7. How did the Sons of Liberty react to the Stamp Act? organization called the Sons of Liberty. Members took to the streets to protest the Stamp Act. ​

They also raided and destroyed houses 8. What else did they do? belonging to royal officials and marched through the streets shouting that only

Americans had the right to tax Americans.