Question

cause and effect: match each effect with the cause listed below.

1. ____ in the 1600s, the king could not just do what he wanted.
2. ____ the first colonists started their own governments.
3. ____ colonists were used to having a say in government.
4. ____ britain needed a way to make money.
5. ____ the colonists boycotted british goods.
6. ____ the colonists declared independence.
7. ____ britain lost control of the colonies.

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. in england, the parliament represented people in government.
g. it was in debt after fighting expensive wars.

Explanation:

1. In the 1600s in England, the king shared power with Parliament, so he couldn't do as he pleased.
2. The British government being too far - away led the first colonists to start their own governments.
3. In England, Parliament represented people, so colonists were used to having a say in government.
4. Britain was in debt after wars and needed to make money.
5. Colonists were angry about Stamp Act taxes and boycotted British goods.
6. Colonists were tired of British treatment and declared independence.
7. Colonists won the Revolutionary War and Britain lost control of the colonies.

Answer:

1. D
2. B
3. F
4. G
5. A
6. C
7. E