Question

What were the direct causes of the American Revolution? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

Colonists’ rights were restricted. - Americans were forbidden to settle west the Appalachian Mountains even though they fought the war alongside the British. The British also restricted the production of paper money which made even harder to colonies increase their economies.

Colonists were frustrated with high taxation - With the French and Indian War Britain lost a great amount of money and because of buying supplies for the army and the colonies. With this, he imposed taxes on the colonies.

Colonists had a negative reaction to the Boston Tea Party. - The taxation started the Boston Tea Party because the American started to boycott British goods. This lead to an Americans boarding a tea ship and threw all tea overboard ruining it.

Answer 2

Colonists’ rights were restricted.
Colonists’ rights were not represented in Parliment. 
Colonists were frustrated with high taxation.