Revolution

The excerpt from the Proclamation of 1763 created dissatisfaction with the colonists because —

• it created taxes on land they had settled

• they wanted to be the ones to make peace with the Indians on their terms

• the British would not be able to protect the lands they claimed was theirs

• in trying to keep peace with the Indians, Great Britain was keeping the settlers from moving westward

In order to help maintain British troops in the colonies, Great Britain had to impose —

• restrictions

• clarifications of citizenship

• taxes

• the Proclamation of 1763

Which law restricted settlers from moving west?

• Proclamation of 1767

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Western Movement Act

What was the primary issue that made the colonists want to rebel against Great Britain?

• The colonists could not fight in the British army.

• The colonists had no representation in Parliament.

• The colonists could not own their own land.

• The colonists did not get any benefits from the British government.

To help pay for the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain force on the colonists?

• Restrictions

• Laws

• Trade

• Taxes

The area in gray was the subject of what mandate from Great Britain to the colonists?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Charter of the London Company

• Magna Carta

• Proclamation of 1821

American newspapers printed this mark in reaction to the —

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because it centered around —

• the rights of those governed

• one branch of government

• a leader with power to make laws and enforce them

• keeping the power in the federal courts

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To outline a free trade agenda

• To set up a new form of government

• To claim independence from Great Britain

• To satisfy the French

Which of the following is NOT a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?

• People have the right to a trial by their peers.

• People establish government to protect those rights.

• Government derives power from the people.

• People have “certain unalienable rights."