Cause and Effect. Match each effect with its
cause listed below.
EFFECTS
14. In the 1600s, the king could not just do
what he wanted.
15. The first colonists started their own
governments.
16. Colonists were used to having a say in
government.
17. Britain needed a way to make money.
18. The colonists boycotted British goods.
19. The British taxed paint, glass, and lead.
20. The colonists declared independence.
21. Britain lost control of the colonies.
BECAUSE...
A. They were angry about the Stamp Act taxes.
B. The British government was too far away to
deal with daily problems.
C. They were tired of the way the British were
treating them.
D. He shared power with Parliament.
E. The colonists won the Revolutionary War.
F. They knew the colonists could not make those
products themselves.
G. In England, the Parliament represented people
in government.
H. It was in debt after fighting expensive wars.