Causes of the American Revolution Video Focus Questions 1. What did Great Britain gain in the aftermath of the Seven Years War? 2. How did the British Government respond to Pontiac’s Rebellion? 3. Why did Parliament pass measures such as the Sugar & Stamp Acts? 4. Why were many colonists angry about the Stamp Act? 5. Who were the Sons of Liberty? 6. Why did Great Britain send troops to Boston? 7. What was the Boston Massacre? 8. What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? 9. How did the Sons of Liberty respond to the Tea Act of 1773? 10. Why did Parliament pass the “Intolerable Acts”? 11. What was the First Continental Congress? What were some of the actions taken by this group? Identify these terms: 1. Boston Tea Party 2. French and Indian War 3. Pontiac’s Rebellion 4. Proclamation Act of 1763 5. Parliament 6. Sugar Act 7. Stamp Act 8. House of Burgesses 9. Virginia Resolves 10. Sons of Liberty 11. boycott 12. Declaratory Act 13. Townshend Revenue Acts 14. Daughters of Liberty 15.
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Boston Massacre Committees of Correspondence Coercive Acts First Continental Congress