Road to Revolution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major cause of the French and Indian War?

• Religious differences

• Land disputes

• Trade disagreements

• Language barriers

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Where were the 13 colonies?

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lived in North America for millions of years before the ​

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arrived, including the British

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What were the 2 main purposes of the Proclamation of 1763 issued by Britain after the French and Indian War?

• To expand colonial settlements westward

• To reserve land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native American tribes

• To prevent more expensive wars with Natives

• To allow free trade with Native Americans

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Which of the following were reasons Britain made the rule established by the Proclamation of 1763?

• To save money after the war

• To make it easier to control trade

• To encourage colonists to move west

• To prevent conflicts with Native Americans

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Put these in order of cause and effect

• French and Indian War

• Britain is BROKE

• Britain wants to avoid more expensive wars

• Proclamation of 1763

• Colonists are mad

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Multiple Choice

Why did the British government believe it was fair to tax the colonists after the French and Indian War?

• The colonists had not contributed to the war effort

• The war had protected the colonists, so they should help pay the debts

• Britain wanted to punish the colonists

• The colonists were already paying high taxes

Open Ended

Explain the phrase "no taxation without representation"

Match

Match the action to its' description

• Boycott

• Petition

• Protest

Refusing to buy goods or services

A formal request to change a policy

A public demonstration against something

• Refusing to buy goods or services

• A formal request to change a policy

• A public demonstration against something

Multiple Choice

Why were colonists upset about having soldiers in the city of Boston?

• The presence of soldiers improved trade in the city.
• Colonists welcomed soldiers for protection against Native Americans.
• Soldiers provided jobs for the colonists in Boston.
• It created tension and competition for jobs.

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Open Ended

How did Paul Revere's engraving influence public opinion about the Boston Massacre?

Multiple Choice

What was the main issue colonists had with the Tea Act passed by Britain in 1773?

• It increased the price of tea for colonists

• It gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea

• It imposed another tax without colonial representation

• It banned tea imports from other countries

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Open Ended

What do you think? Did the Boston Tea Party go too far?

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Multiple Choice

What is significant about the "shot heard round the world"?

• It was the last shot of the battle

• It was a gun misfiring

• No one knows who fired first

• It was an order from King George III

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Match each perspective

• Wanted freedom from England

• Wanted colonists to obey

• Hoped the enslaved could be freed

• Feared another war could mean losing land

American colonists

British

African Americans

Native Americans

• American colonists

• British

• African Americans

• Native Americans

Open Ended

What is identity?

Multiple Choice

What is salutary neglect?

• A British policy of minimal interference in colonial governance.
• A colonial rebellion against British taxation.
• A French strategy to undermine British authority in America.
• A strict British policy of direct control over colonies.

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Multiple Choice

What was a significant factor in the spread of ideas about equality?

• Marches

• Protests

• Declarations from the King

• Newspapers

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How did Thomas Paine make his pamphlet accessible?

• By writing in common language

• By speaking it in masses

• By making it affordable

• Colonists were unsure about independence

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Open Ended

Summarize the impact on colonial opinion

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Multiple Choice

What does "All Men Are Created Equal" mean in the declaration?

• No man shall be king

• Everyone deserves equal rights

• People have natural rights

• All men are born in the same way

Open Ended

After learning about the events leading up to the American Revolution, what is one question you still have or something you would like to know more about?