Declaration of Independence/Causes of American Revolution

What area was fought over during the French and Indian War?

• Canada

• Ohio River Valley

• Florida

• The Mississippi River port of New Orleans

Which of the following was not an effect of the French and Indian War?

• Colonists felt united among themselves

• France gained all lands west of the Mississippi River

• England was in a lot of debt

• Proclamation Line of 1763

What caused Bacon's Rebellion?

• Natives murdering all farmers in the west

• Aristocracy owning majority of the Tidewater and Coastal Plain areas

• Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Britain imposed a lot of taxes on the colonists

Which of the following statements is true about the Proclamation Line of 1763?

• Invisible Line following the Appalachian Mountains

• instituted to stop conflict among colonists and natives

• upset the colonists who wanted to move west

• all of the choices are true

Which of the following is not true about the Boston Tea Party?

• After the Boston Tea Party, the harbor was shut down

• After the Boston Tea Party, there was more British soldiers patrolling the streets

• After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Stamp Act

• After the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts were passed

soldiers searching colonial homes without providing a reason why is known as...

• Quartering Act

• Writs of Assistance

• Libel

• Magna Carta

How did word of the Boston Massacre spread quickly throughout the colonies?

• Newspaper

• Bon-Fire Signals

• Word of Mouth

• Internet

Rights that cannot be taken away from you are refereed to as

• Libel Rights

• Liberty Rights

• Independent Rights

• Unalienable rights

What are your unalienable rights?

• Life, Liberty, property

• Life, Freedom, Porperty

• Life, Liberty, Freedom

• Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

'consent of the governed' means that the government gets it's power from who

• the states

• the king

• the people

• the laws