Causes of the Revolutionary War

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• French vs. Indians
• French and Indians vs. British
• British and Indians vs. French
• British vs. Indians

What problem did winning the French and Indian War cause for the British?

• They lost their land in America.
• They gained more land in America.
• They owed a lot of money.
• They lost all of their trade partners.

What happened in the Boston Massacre.

• Colonists killed King George.
• Colonists were killed by British soldiers.
• Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
• Boston Harbor was shutdown.

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Parliament is another name for _________________.

• British hair style
• British tea time
• British government
• Washington's government

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Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This caused colonists to protest in the form of the Boston Tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of the tea. 
• Colonists dressed as Indians destroyed the tea. 
• Colonists bought tea from other countries. 
• Colonists started growing their own tea. 

As King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Neutrals
• Colonists

What did the Quartering Act require the colonists to do?

• pay more money for sugar
• dump tea into the Boston Harbor
• provide housing for British soldiers
• pay a tax on all printed material

The colonists who supported Britain and remained loyal to the King were called __________________.

• Traitors
• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Neutrals

What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1673
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1773

England was forced to pass taxes on the colonies in order to pay off their debt from which war?

• French and Indian War
• Revolutionary War
• Civil War
• World War I