US Unit 3- Road to Revolution

What phrase exemplifies the American colonist attitude about the taxes being levied on them by the English parliament?

• "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

• "No Taxation without Representation"

• "Be Excellent to Each Other"

• "I came, I saw, I conquered"

Mercantilism is designed to benefit the mother country. What do colonies provide the mother country? (Click all that apply)

• Markets

• Raw Materials

• Finished Products

• Factories

The French and Indian War was fought over control of what area?

• Missouri River Valley

• Mississippi River Valley

• Hudson River Valley

• Ohio River Valley

The proclamation of 1763 forbade?

• Colonists expanding north into Canada

• Colonists expanding south into Florida

• Colonists expanding west over the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonists expanding southeast into Louisiana

The Navigation Acts were meant to regulate the flow of goods and trade. What was an unintended result of the Navigation Acts?

• Smuggling

• Huge Profits

• More factories in the colonies

• Cotton farms in England

How strictly were English laws enforced in the Colonies before the French & Indian War?

• Very strictly - military rule

• Not strictly enforced - a great deal of leniency

• No laws were ever enforced in the colonies.

• Rigid enforcement leading to mass revolts?

One way the colonists resisted taxes was to boycott British goods. What is a boycott?

• Creating a monopoly

• A refusal to buy a particular product.

• An element of vertical integration.

• A supplier of raw materials.

Which act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly?

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Lexington & Concord

What is the nickname for the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Shot heard round the world.

• Shot seen round the bend.

• Shot smelled round the gun range.

• Shot put at the track meet.