2.1B: Causes of American Revolution

This line pointed at the red arrows marks the

• Mississippi River

• Proclamation of 1763

• passage of the Quartering Act

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• ended the French and Indian War

• forbade the colonists from moving westward past the Appalachian Mountains

• places taxes on the colonists to help pay off war debt

Why did the British pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• to help pay off war debt

• to create a professional military

• to give the East India Company a monopoly on tea

• to prevent colonists from being attacked by Natives

How does the Proclamation of 1763 signify a shift from salutary neglect to Parliamentary Sovereignty?

• the colonists were now an independent country

• the colonists lost their self-government and Britain was passing laws for the colonists

Which of the following describes the colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763?

• colonists met at the First Continental Congress to prepare action

• colonists dumped tea in the harbor in protest

• colonists ignored the law and moved into new lands anyway

The Stamp Act was a direct tax placed on goods such as

• household items such as sugar and tea

• paper goods such as newspapers and books

• military weapons such as arsenal and weapons

This image most closely reflects

• the response to the punishment handed down through the Intolerable Acts

• the colonial resentment toward taxes such as the Stamp Act

• the British troops remaining stationed in the colonies

The Sons of Liberty were formed in response to

• the Treaty of Paris, 1783

• the Boston Massacre

• the Stamp Act

• the French & Indian War

The purpose of the Sons of Liberty was to

• negotiate a peace treaty with Britain

• lead boycotts and protests

• author pamphlets to encourage peace

The efforts of the Daughters of the Liberty were seen in

• transporting supplies to soldiers the front lines

• fighting on the front lines during many battles

• drafting a statement to represent from the Continental Congress to Britain

• finding alternative ways to feed and clothe families while boycotting British goods