Unit 2-Causes of the American Revolution

 The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it...?

•  prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
•  offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles
• banned colonial trading with the American Indians
• surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada

The act, excerpted above, was passed by the British Parliament in order to pay...

• the costs of maintaining British soldiers in the colonies to ensure payment of taxes
• a profit to the British government for establishing the colonies
•  the costs of operating royal courts of law in the colonies. 
• revenues to the King of England to repair his palaces

Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

• A
• B
• C
• D

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War help lead to the later American Revolution?

• British Parliament demanded an end to the triangular trade routes used by the American colonists. 
• British monarchy halted all colonial settlements west of the Mississippi River
• British government required American colonists to pay a portion of the debt from the war. 
• Colonists were required to surrender all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to France. 

What was the effect of the policies shown in this illustration?

• 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
• They permitted the colonists to trade freely with other countries.

 In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because –

• tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others. 
•  colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England
• American colonists lacked representation in Parliament
•  landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade

This map shows the location of the Proclamation Line of 1763.  The line upset the colonists because it marked 

•  territories lost to France in the French and Indian War
•  territories given to American Indian tribes by the Canadian government
• territories that the British colonists were prohibited from settling
•  territories reserved for the Iroquois tribes for helping the British

Which event is correctly matched with its description?

• A
• B
• C
• D

 In this excerpt, Samuel Adams was most likely protesting against the –

•  Proclamation of 1763 
• Townshend Acts 
• Quartering Act 
• Quebec Act 

In this excerpt, Patrick Henry advocates that American colonists –

• fight on the side of the French in the French and Indian War.
•  support the restrictions of the Proclamation of 1763.
•  not fear declaring their independence from Great Britain.
• negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain.