SOCIAL STUDIES: Causes of the American Revolution Review

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What was the French and Indian War?

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A conflict between France and England, with the French/Indians over the Ohio River Valley Territory.

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What was the Treaty of Paris (1763)?

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An agreement that ended the French and Indian War, giving England all land East of the Mississippi River.

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What is Mercantilism?

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An economic system where countries trade goods with their colonies to make money.

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What were the Navigation Acts?

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Laws that restricted colonial trade to benefit England, requiring goods to be shipped through English ports.

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The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

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mercantilism

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What was the Enlightenment?

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A time when people started to focus on reason, science, and individual rights instead of old traditions and superstitions.

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

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Colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.

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What was the major cause of the American Revolution?

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Tensions over British taxes and laws imposed on the colonies without colonial representation.

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What was the Boston Tea Party (1773)?

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Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act.

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All of the following are acts the British passed in the colonies EXCEPT: The Sugar Act, The Tea Act, Quartering Act

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The Olive Branch Petition