Colonial Tensions with Great Britain

1. King George III issues the Proclamation of 1763.
2. England imposes sugar, stamp, and tea taxes on American colonists to replenish its treasury.
3. The American colonists protest taxes and trade restrictions in the Boston Tea Party.
4. Common Sense convinces many colonists to support the American Revolution.
5. Great Britain wins the French and Indian War.

Put these events in chronological order.

• 1,2,3,4,5

• 2,3,4,5,1

• 3,4,5,1,2

• 4,5,1,2,3

How did Ft. Loudoun fall?

• It was attacked by the French, and the British abandon it.

• It was attacked by the Cherokee, and the French had to abandon it.

• It was attacked by the Cherokee, and the British had to abandon it.

• It was attacked by the British, and the French had to abandon it.

Why did the Ohio River Valley become a scene of rivalry and conflict?

• Both France and the American Indians wanted to control the area and chase the other away.

• Both France and Great Britain gained land there as part of the Treaty of Paris.

• Both Great Britain and the American Indians gained lan there as part of the Proclamation of 1763.

• Both France and Great Britain wanted to control the area and chase the other away.

How did the Treaty of Paris affect the colonial powers in North America?

• French and Spanish colonies grew in North America.

• France gave up all of the North American colonies and Great Britain gave up Florida.

• French and English colonies grew in North America.

• France gave up all of its North American colonies and Spain gave up Florida.

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

• They supported British policy and paid the new taxes the king ordered.

• They resisted British policy and stayed in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• They resisted British policy and refused to pay the new taxes the king ordered.

• They supported British policy and left areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What were the British goals in issuing the Proclamation of 1763? (choose 2)

• The British wanted to force the colonists to pay for the British war debt.

• The British wanted to keep peace with the American Indians to encourage trade and avoid another costly war.

• The British wanted to build forts along the proclamation line to defend the colonies and monitor trade.

• The British wanted to keep peace with the French traders and avoid another costly war.

• The British wanted to encourage colonies to expand west, beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ______________ was bantering with some British soldiers.

• American Indians

• colonists

At the Boston Massacre, when an object was thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier _______________ the crowd.

• fired into

• shouted at

At the Boston Massacre, five colonists were _____________ by British soldiers.

• captured

• killed

The Boston Massacre increased the _______________ between the colonists and Great Britain.

• cooperation

• tensions