Lead4ward/ American Revolution

Cause 
Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765. 
Immediate Effect
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Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France.
• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

• Sugar Act
• Quartering Act
 • Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians
• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

It is essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives. —The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
• economic consequences of the Great Awakening
• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

We, reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, conduct, and fidelity, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you to be General and Commander in chief, of the army of the United Colonies, and of all the forces now raised, or to be raised, by them, and of all others who shall voluntarily offer their service. . . . —Commission from the Continental Congress, June 17, 1775
The Continental Congress issued this commission to —

• Benedict Arnold
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Hancock
• George Washington

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?  

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.  
• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.  
• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.  
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.  

Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle_?____ of renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world. —“A Crucial American Victory,” U.S. National Park Service, www.nps.gov (accessed May 17, 2012)
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain—Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran Troops to support them. —Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?

• The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown
• The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats
• The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
• The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
• “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
• “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”