Road to Revolution

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

• British colonists hated croissants

• Britain & France both wanted control of the Ohio River Valley

• Indians were being taxed without representation

• The French fought Native Americans b/c of bad trade deals

What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

• All Native Americans had to live in Canada

• Native Americans were forced to live in Massachusetts.

• American colonists could not move west of the Appalachians

• American Colonists were forced to pay a tax on homesteads

Colonists thought that the Proclamation of 1763 was an act of tyranny by King George III; what is tyranny?

• To refuse to buy products from certain sources

• allowing colonists to govern themselves

• to cancel or to take back

• the unjust use of government power

Which country lost most of their land/power after the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?

• France

• Spain

• Russia

• Britain

What was a negative consequence for Britain after the French and Indian War?

• British Parliament was closed by King George III

• Britain was in debt

• British trade with the colonists was ended

• British citizens had to sign up for the draft

What is civil disobedience?

• non-violent refusal to follow a law one believes is unjust

• an economic policy that favors the mother country

• a law

• a formal complaint

What was the purpose of having colonies according to Mother Britain? (mercantilism)

• to give British governors a new job

• colonies were good for taxation purposes ONLY

• colonies were a place to start new churches

• colonies provide raw materials and new markets for Britain

According to British law, Which country were American colonists supposed to buy goods from?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Any country they want

What are two acts that were repealed because of colonial boycotts of British goods?

• Townshend Act & Stamp Act

• Stamp Act & Intolerable Act

• Proclamation of 1763 & Stamp Act

• Treaty of Paris 1763 & Lexington Act

Why did colonists shout, "no taxation without representation?"

• colonists were angry about the repeal of the Stamp Act

• colonists were taxed without representatives in Parliament

• Colonists were bored

• colonists did not want self-govt