Road to Revolution

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The British government began to tax its American colonies after the Proclamation of 1763...

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to raise revenue to pay the costs of defending the French & Indian War.

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Which of the following would be the best topic for the outline? "Causes of the Revolutionary War", "The British period of ‘salutary neglect'", "Causes of the French & Indian War"

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Causes of the Revolutionary War

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The quote in Passage A would most likely be spoken by

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a loyalist from the Northeast

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As an example of propaganda, which of the following is the BEST description of the events depicted in the cartoon? Options: The colonists provoked the British soldiers by throwing snowballs. The colonists have no ability to fight back and are weaker. The British soldiers are shooting at an unarmed crowd without mercy.

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The British soldiers are shooting at an unarmed crowd without mercy.

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The "Intolerable" or Coercive Acts were a direct consequence for colonists involved in the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party.

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The excerpt in Passage B is taken from Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776). Which of the following BEST describes the main idea? Options: England and America are culturally similar, but separated by distance. , It is illogical for an island nation to control a continent., It is unnatural for colonies to break away from their "mother" country.

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It is illogical for an island nation to control a continent.

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In 1765, the Sons of Liberty issued a boycott of British goods that required stamps. A boycott...

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is an example of non-violent resistance, is a refusal to buy certain goods, helped repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act.

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According to the Declaration of Independence provided in Passage C, government

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exists to protect people's natural rights.

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The main reason for the writing of the Declaration of Independence (Picture) was

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let people know that they could abolish government if they wanted.

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The establishment of the Continental Army and the writing/signing of the Declaration of Independence were accomplishments of the

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Second Continental Congress