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Name:_________________________________ Date: ____________________

Causes of the American Revolution

Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest
Directions: Click on the links provided to help answer the questions
about the causes of the American Revolution.

French and Indian War

Click here and watch the video about the French and Indian War!
1. Name three things you learned from watching the video.
1.____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
2.____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
3.____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Click here to take the French and Indian War quiz!
2. Record your score: _________%

The Sugar Act

Click Here to Answer Questions #3-4!
3. Name the four items taxed under the Sugar Act.
_______________________, _______________________,
_______________________, and _______________________.
4. Why did these taxes worry the colonial leaders?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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The Stamp Act

Click Here to Answer Questions #5-8!
5. This law required all colonists to pay a _______________________ to
Great Britain on all of the printed materials that they used,
_______________________, _______________________, and
_______________________.
6. All of these materials were required to have a
_______________________ placed on them, in order to show that the
tax had been paid.
7. What happened to the Stamp Act in 1766? Why?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Townshend Acts
Click Here to Answer Questions #8-9!
8. The Townshend Acts did the following:
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
9. The Sons of Liberty asked colonial merchants not to sell
_________________________________________ at all.

Boston Massacre

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Click Here to Read and Take a Quiz About the Boston Massacre!
10. Record your score: ____________%
Click Here to Answer Question #11!
11. List 2 interesting facts about the Boston Massacre.
1. ___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
2. ___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.

Tea Act & The Boston Tea Party

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12. The colonists felt that if they were to be taxed, it should be done
_______________________ and with their ____________________________.
13. Name the company that was the only legal company who could
sell tea: __________________________________________________________
14. The Sons of the Liberty disguised themselves as _________________
_________________________ and boarded the ships in Boston Harbor.
15. What did the Sons of Liberty do to the tea?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Click Here to Listen to a Fun Song About the Boston Tea Party!

Intolerable Acts
Click Here to Answer Questions #16-17!

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16. The Intolerable Acts were also called the _______________________

or the _______________________.
17. The _________________ of the punishing Intolerable Acts
compelled the colonists to feed and shelter the soldiers employed to
punish them.

First Continental Congress

Click Here to Answer Questions #18-21!
18. Delegates met at ____________________________ in
______________________________, Pennsylvania.
19, Delegates from each colony, except _______________________,
met to discuss the ________________________ Acts.
20. Name three members at the First Continental Congress.
1.____________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
21. ___________________________________ was the President of the First
Congress.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Click Here to Answers Questions #22-25!
22. Why is the Battle of Lexington a significant battle?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
23. ______________________________________ led the American
militiamen in the town.

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24. Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington?

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
25. Click here to take the Battles of Lexington and Concord test quiz.
Record your score: __________%

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