Revolution Causes Recap (taxes, quartering, 1763)

by JENNY MOORE

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What country created the 13 Colonies?

• England

• France

• Spain 

• Italy

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Another term for England is-

• Europe

• Great Britain

• South America

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Where were the 13 colonies?

• In Europe

• In North America

• In Africa

• In Australia

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What was the first English settlement (1607)?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Chicago

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Why did England and other European countries colonize North America?

• For God

• For Glory

• For Gold

• All of these are correct

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Who was in charge of England's government?

• A president

• A mayor

• A king and Parliament

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Before the French and Indian War, how did the King of England treat the colonists?

• He was mean to them

• He taxed them

• He left them alone

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Who did England fight during the French and Indian War?

• Greenland

• France and American Indians

• Spain and Russia

• African slaves

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Who won the French and Indian War?

• England

• France

• All of the Indian tribes 

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What did England gain after the French and Indian War?

• Money

• More slaves

• Cash crops

• Land

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What was an economic effect of the French and Indian War?

• England gained more land

• England was in debt so they taxed the colonists

• France took over North America

• England gave up all land

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop settlers from doing?

• Trading along the coast

• Cutting down trees

• Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Buying sugar

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How did the colonists respond to taxes?

• They did not care

• Many boycotted English goods and protested

• They attacked the king of England

• They voted against the taxes

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The colonists began to shout "No taxation without ________"

• representation

• money

• rights for women

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After taxing the colonists, the colonists would protest and then the British government would _____________ tax.

• protest

• repeal

• proclaim

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What law was passed that forced colonists to allow Redcoats to stay in their homes?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Home Act

• Quartering Act

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How did the colonists begin to feel about England?

• Happy

• They did not care

• Angry

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What did many English colonists (living in America) begin to want?

• To become part of France

• More taxes

• A new king

• Independence

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What was the first battle of the American Revolution called?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of the Alamo

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Who became the leader of the colonist army?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen F. Austin

• Samuel Adams

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What is a revolution?

• A change or overthrow of the government

• A way to make laws

• A leader

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What was the colonists' fight for independence called?

• The American Revolution

• The French and Indian War

• The Civil War

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

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Why did the colonists fight in the American Revolution?

• They wanted to take over England

• They wanted to be an independent country

• They wanted the king's gold

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When did the U.S. (American colonies) declare independence?

• July 1, 1981

• June 4, 1787

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1803