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 * Causes of the American Revolution **

By the 1760s, tensions were running high between American colonists and the British. In an effort to earn cash for its military campaigns, the British Parliament imposed a series of unpopular laws and taxes on everyday goods in the 13 colonies. At the same time, "new political ideologies from republicanism to John Locke’s ideas on liberalism resonated with many colonists, including future fathers of the Revolution such as Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson." The questions below will help you learn about these events that eventually led to the start of the American Revolution.

**Question 1**: ​In 1764, Parliament passed the American Revenue Act. What is this act more comonly known as? How did this act raise money?
 * Directions:** Print the attached [|American Revolution Scavenger Hunt.doc] to record your answers. Then, read the questions below carefully. Each question contains a hyperlink to a website where you can find the answer. The links will open in a new window. Click on the link and read the information on the website to find the answer to the questions. This assignment is due on Wednesday, April 27, 2010.

**Question 2**: What exactly was done to collect taxes imposed in the Stamp Act?

**Question 3**: What were the Townshend Duties? What did the colonists do to get Parliament to repeal the Townshend Duties?

**Question 4**: Known as the Boston Tea Party, townspeaople on December 16, 1773, dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor to resist the Tea Act. What was the Tea Act? What did the British Empire do in return?

**Question 5**: Watch the reenactment video about the Boston Massacre. What was the Boston Massacre?