Causes of the American Revolution (SSUSH3bc)

1. What changes did the 1763 Treaty of Paris make to the land in North America?

2. How did the French and Indian War increase support for revolution?

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Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason the British government ended its policy of salutary neglect after the French and Indian War?

• To promote peace with the American colonies
• To encourage further independence of the American colonies
• To reduce military presence in the American colonies
• To assert more control over the American colonies and increase revenue through taxation

Multiple Choice

Which consequence of the French and Indian War increased support for revolution among British colonists in North America?

• Increased taxation on the colonies
• Decreased trade restrictions
• Decreased representation in Parliament
• Expansion of colonial territories

Multiple Choice

The British king, King George III, issued a proclamation stating colonists could not claim or buy land west of the Appalachian Mountains. They could not explore it or hunt on it either. He stated that the land in this region was to be used by Native Americans only. How did colonists feel about this proclamation.

• They felt the King had the Power and Authority to issue the proclamation.

• They felt the King DID NOT have the Power OR Authority to issue the proclamation.

• They felt the King had the Power to issue the proclamation but NOT the Authority.

• They felt betrayed by the King.

Multiple Choice

Why did many colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?

• It overturned many laws passed by colonial governments and severely limited their power

• It outlawed settlement in the western regions of many colonies, which limited their ability to expand.

• It required colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

• It imposed taxes on everyday items such as tea and paper, which hurt the colonial economy.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains who the Daughters of Liberty were and the role they played in the American Revolution?

• They were wives of American soldiers who followed their husbands onto the battlefield.

• They were women who remained loyal to the British throughout the American Revolution.

• They were women who boycotted British goods, instead producing the goods they needed at home.

• They were wives of American soldiers who took on the jobs of their husbands while they were serving in the Colonial Army.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would make the BEST title for the outline above?

• Colonial Reactions to British Policies

• British Response to Colonial Resistance

• American Response to the French Revolution

• State-by-State Reactions to the Proposed Constitution

Multiple Choice

How did Stamp Act/Tea Act/Intolerable Acts influence colonists to revolution against Britain

• by revealing British plan to expand colonies West
• by limiting slave trade in colonies
• by raising taxes in colonies without representation
• by increasing conflict between colonists and natives

Multiple Choice

Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party

• Tea Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Multiple Choice

Why was Thomas Paine's Common Sense so influential in the colonies?

• He presented his arguments in language most colonists could understand.

• He was a well respected military leader with extensive political experience.

• He was a member of the British aristocracy who chose to live in the colonies.

• He resigned his seat in the House of Lords to protest British colonial policies.