1. American Revolution Causes of the:

4. Timeline of Events Leading up to American Revolution Proclamation of 1763 1765 Quartering Act 1765 Stamp Act Townshend Act 1770 Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party 1773 1774 Intolerable Acts 1763 1767 *Click on the event name to learn more!*

6. Quartering Act 1765 Click flag for timeline King George III sent British soldiers to the colonies to “protect” the colonists from the French. To pay for the protection that the colonists were receiving, they were required to provide supplies and barracks (housing) for the British troops. The colonists were ordered to provide housing, food and transportation. This was a way for the King to put an indirect tax on the colonists. *Quartering* Act 1765 Click here to read the Quartering Act

14. Test your knowledge! *Now that you have read and reviewed the reasons for the American Revolution, click on the different activities to see how much you have learned! The Road to the Revolution The American Revolution Interactive Quiz Boston Massacre Secret Agent Case Interactive Crossword Puzzle Glencoe: Causes of American Revolution Self Check Quiz

16. The American Revolution: Interactive Quiz Lesson 4: Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party Lesson 5: First Continental Congress Lesson 6: The Minutemen and The Battle of Lexington and Concord Click on the picture and go to QUIZ for the following lesson topics. Each event can also be reviewed by clicking LESSON on the website. Back to Activity Board

17. Boston Massacre FILES You are a secret agent and have been sent on a mission to find out what really happened on the evening of March 5, 1770. Click on the detective to begin the investigation! Back to Activity Board