The American Revolution

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

• The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them

• The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea

• The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies

• The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent

What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?

• The colonists were ignoring the Proclamation Line

• Colonists did not live in England but enjoyed English rights

• Colonists should help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

• Colonists should be punished for protesting against taxes. 

One of the first acts that Parliament issued in the colonies was in 1765 and placed a tax on paper products. What act was it?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Paper Act

Which phrase is directly associated with the American colonists' reaction to the Stamp Act?

• Live free or die

• Ask not what your country can do for your, ask what you can do for your country

• All men are created equal

• No taxation with out representation

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?

• Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes

• King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.

• The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having any say in government.

• All of the above

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• September 17, 1787

• September 25, 1792

On the eve of the American Revolution, who appeared to be the favorite to win the war?

• The colonists.

• The British.

• Neither. It looked pretty even.

• The French

British strengths were...

• They were well-prepared for the terrain in America due to their experience fighting on several fronts around the world.

• They had a large, well-organized army filled with veteran soldiers.

• They had the world's most powerful, technologically advanced and experienced navy.

• British soldiers felt passionately about the cause they were fighting for.

American strengths were...

• They were fighting on their own turf to protect their own homes and families.

• They were fighting for a cause that was popular among colonists: independence and freedom.

• They had a large, well-trained and well-supplied veteran army.

• They had the world's most powerful navy.