1. Assignment # _____. Name: _______________. Date: ________________
Assignment # _____ Name: _______________ Date: ________________ Period: ______________ The Reasons Behind the Revolutionary War
Directions: Read the article entitled “The Reasons Behind the Revolutionary War.” Write each question/statement below onto notebook paper. On a separate sheet, write the correct answers. Write the titles on the question and answer sheets. Copy these directions.
Trouble Brewing
Define “Parliament.”
By passing the Sugar and Stamp Acts, what did Great Britain want to get from the colonists?
When did the French and Indian War end?
Who was Parliament trying to “protect” the American subjects from?
These were two (2) reasons why England fought the war according to the Americans?
This was the American rallying cry.

2. According to John Adams, how many Whigs and Tories were present?
Tories and Whigs
Who were the Tories?
According to John Adams, how many Whigs and Tories were present?
What group did North Carolina have more of-Whigs or Tories?
A New Government
In the new “twist” of 1776, who would get the
power of the government?
These “Liberties” were most important to the Patriots.
List the ideal that was the fuel that fired the revolutionary vision of a just society.