American Revolution Era

The cartoon reflects the colonists' frustration with -
TEK 8.4A

• having to pay to house soldiers
• being forced to stay east of the Appalachian Moutians
• being taxed without any voice in government

POLICIES OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Sugar Act
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Intolorable Acts
What was the effect of the policies shown above?

• They provided greater self-government to the colonists.
• They led the colonists to seek independence from Great Britain.
• They encouraged Europeans to migrate to the colonies.

___________ was an African-American slave. He was also a spy behind enemy lines who pro-vided information to Lafayette about British troop movements.
Which name best completes the excerpt?

• John Paul Jones
• James Armistead
• Patrick Henry

Which best explains the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

• A large British force was cut off by American and French troops by land and by a French
  fleet by sea.
• The British were able to divide the colonies into two halves, nearly smothering the rebellion.
• The French were persuaded by the victory to lend support to the American cause.

In 1786, a group of western Massachusetts farmers rose up to protest taxes and actions against debtors. This uprising, known as Shays’ Rebellion, was important because it —

• revealed the inability of the national government to put down an uprising if it had spread
• demonstrated the national government’s lack of power to regulate interstate commerce
• showed that the Confederation Congress was too weak to tax farmers

One of the main problems with the ________________ was that this document created a national government that did not have the ability to tax or raise its own army without support from the states.
Which phrase best completes this excerpt?

• Proclamation Line of 1763
• Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Articles of Confederation