Causes of the American Revolution

Salutary neglect is when the the government is not

• effectively enforcing policies
• effectively training armies
• effectively colonizing new lands
• effectively overseeing farming

In 1753-1764, the _____________________ was fought between England and the French and it cost England a lot of money. 

• American Revolution 
• Battle of Trenton 
• French & Indian War
• Boston Tea Party

After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain

• was afraid the French would support the colonies.
• was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
• needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
• wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 

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

• Proclamation of 1963
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1873

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This act taxed all legal document such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, newspapers and playing cards?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townsend Acts

• Coercive Acts

The Sugar Act was a tax on

• Sugar and Molasses

• Tea and Sugar

• Lead and Glass

• Coffee and Molasses

This act taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea?

• Coercive Acts

• Townsend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Navigation Acts

What were the Writs of Assistance?

• Search warrants that allowed British customs officials to search the colonial ships and homes

• An act that forced colonists to ship goods on British ships.

• Papers that they passed out

• Big ships that carried messages

In 1764, the ________ Act required colonies to house and feed British troops in barracks or homes.

• Stamp

• Townshend

• Quartering

• Coercive