Causes of the American Revolution Review

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What did Britain do immediately after supplying the colonists during the French and Indian War?

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began enacting economic policies on the colonies to help pay for the war

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Which of the following best explains the reasoning of the King for passing the Intolerable Acts? "Those colonists want war...Then they will have it." "Those colonists are not going to be allowed to move past the mountains...I will not pay to protect them from the Native Americans." "They will pay for dumping my tea overboard...make them submit to my authority." "They are committing treason by signing that document."

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"They will pay for dumping my tea overboard...make them submit to my authority."

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According to the graphic below, why were the colonies upset by the British? Options:

practice of mercantilism that used the raw materials in the colonies and kept them dependent on finished products from Britain

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use of the free enterprise system which prevented the colonies from smuggling imports and exports

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limiting the westward expansion of the colonies by giving weapons to the Native Americans to use against the colonists

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requiring the colonists to give housing and supplies to all the British troops that were stationed in the colonies

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practice of mercantilism that used the raw materials in the colonies and kept them dependent on finished products from Britain

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Which quote best explains the colonists' frustration with the theory of mercantilism?

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"Britain gets rich from making us buy the manufactured goods that they make with our raw materials."

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The cartoon reflects the colonists' frustration with:

• having to pay to house British soldiers
• being forced to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains
• being taxed without any voice in government
• not being protected from the Native Americans

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being taxed without any voice in government

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The engraving best explains the colonial viewpoint of the Boston Massacre that the--

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British soldiers fired on an unarmed group of colonists

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Which statement correctly contrasts the British view and the colonial view of the Proclamation Line established in 1763?

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The British viewed the line as a way to avoid hostilities between Native Americans and colonists, but colonists believed the line limited their freedom and challenged land claims already in place.

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The British Parliament enacted the Intolerable Acts in direct response to--

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Boston Tea Party and other colonial protests of the Tea Act of 1773

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How did the British policy of mercantilism limit the freedom of those living in the American colonies?

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By requiring the colonies to sell certain goods only to England

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Which statement best explains the British government's reason for imposing new taxes on the American colonies after the French and Indian War?

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Britain was in massive debt following the war.