Causes of the American Revolution OFOD

A lack of representation in the British parliament (British government) was a major grievance (complaint) for the colonist because _____________________

• It imposed (forced) taxes on the colonists without their consent (permission)

• It imposed (forced) slavery through the 13 colonies

• The colonies struggled financially so taxes were a major financial burden

• it forced the New England colonies to accept slavery and create plantations

According to the British what was the reason for the Proclamation of 1763?

• The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.

• It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.

• It was attempt to prevent conflicts between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Use the hints below to answer the following question:

1) English Colonists strongly opposed it

2) This was revoked one year after it was placed

3) It was a tax on all paper goods in the 13 colonies

What do all three hints above relate to?

• Major details of the Stamp Act

• Major details of the Townshend Act

• Details of the why the French and Indian War started

• Details on why the Quartering Act was seen as a success from the English colonists

Which event was considered an act of Civil Disobedience?

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act Riots

• Townshend Act

• Mercantilism

In the economic system of Mercantilism, a mother country gained wealth by...

• allowing open competition in the marketplace

• giving colonist political and religious freedom

• controlling how the colonies trade

• participating in the Great Awakening

1764- Sugar Act

1765- Stamp Act

1767-Townshend Act

What was the primary reason British Parliament (British government) passed these acts?

• To promote growth of the cottage industries

• To recover the cost of the French and Indian War

• To encourage foreign trade with Spain and France

• To fund the middle passage

Why was the Quartering Act a major conflict for the colonist?

• It forced colonist to house and fed British soldiers

• It forced the colonist to pay a tax on all paper goods

• It forced the colonist to pay a tax on all manufactured goods from England

• It forced France to give up their land

What was the major effect of the Boston Tea Party?

• King George III placed the intolerable acts on the city on Boston

• The Stamp Act was rejected by the colonists

• The Proclamation Line of 1763 was being crossed by the Natives in the New England Colonies

• The Boston Massacre occurred and colonists died

A colonist who supported independence from England during the American Revolution period.

• Loyalist

• Declaration of Independence

• Patriot

• Boycott

Groups of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight in a minute’s notice.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Minutemen