Causes of the American Revolution

Why did Great Britain and France fight each other in the French and Indian War?

• Profit for slave trade 
• Control of the Ohio River Valley
• Gain land for cash crops
• Eliminate the Spanish monarchy 

The victory during the French and Indian War was both a positive and negative for Great Britain. What is the best example of a negative result of the war for Great Britain? 

• They hurt their relationship with the Native Americans
• They hurt their relationship with the French
• The colonists were upset because they never wanted to fight this war
• The war cost a lot of money, which they would try to recover from the colonists 

What famous slogan expressed the feeling of the American settlers towards laws such as the Stamp, Sugar, and Townshend Acts?

•  “Thou shall not pass!”
• “More money, more problems”
• "Give me Liberty or give me death!"
• "No taxation without representation!" 

Which group used violence and boycotts to create a fear in the colonists about supporting the British government.    

• Daughters of Liberty 
• Sons of Liberty 
• The Stamp Act Congress
• The Committee of 99 

After the Boston Tea Party...

• England did not tax the colonists
• King George surrendered
• King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts

Colonists protested against many of the new taxes imposed on them buying refusing to buy British goods. This is called a ...

• Protest
• Sit In
• Shop Stop
• Boycott

A patriot was a colonist who:

• was loyal to England
• was loyal to France
• wanted independence from England
• wanted independence from France

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

• Declaration of Independence
• Proclamation of 1763
• Charter of 1732

Colonists who supported the actions of the British government were known as Tories, or ________________.

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Sons of Liberty
• Whigs

The colonists formed the _________ to keep colonists informed about the protests.

• Loyalists
• Sons of Liberty
• Committees of Correspondence
• Stamp Act