Causes of the American Revolution

This law stated that the colonists must pay a tax for all paper goods- angered colonists because of taxation without representation 

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

Why were colonists angered by the Stamp Act?

• didn't like taxes in general

• didn't believe in taxes without representation in the British Government

• Wanted to move West of the Appalachian Mountains

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

• To avoid conflicts with the French 

• To avoid conflicts with the British

• To avoid conflicts with the Natives

• To avoid conflicts with the British

What happened to the state of Georgia after the French and Indian war & the Proclamation of 1763?

• State of Georgia got smaller, Florida remained Spanish

• Georgia expanded border & Florida became British

• Georgia expanded and Florida remained Spanish

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- What document is this from?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Charter of 1732

• Declaration of Independence

Who are the 3 GEORGIA signers of the Declaration of Independence?

• Gwinnett, Hall and Hancock

• Gwinnett, Hall and Walton

• Gwinnett, Walton and Hart

• Gwinnett, Button, Walton

What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

• Charter of 1732

Why did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• Angered the colonists because they couldn't move West of the Appalachian  Mountains

• Angered the colonists because they didn't want to pay a tax on stamps

• Left France in a war debt that caused them to tax the colonists

• Left Britain in a war debt that caused them to tax the colonists