Causes of the American Revolution

Conflict over these two military locations lead to the French and Indian War.

• Fort Duquesne and Fort Necessity

• Fort Duquesne and Camp David

• Fort Duquesne and Valley Forge

• Fort Necessity and Camp David

The Proclamation of 1763 stated the American Colonists could not move past

• The St. Lawrence River

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Mississippi River

• The Appalachian Mountains

This future president served as a general of the Continental Army during the French and Indian War

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

Courts were established to try smugglers after this Act was passed by the British in 1764

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

Why did the British government pass the Sugar Act?

• to eliminate the illegal trade of sugar between Colonists and the West Indies

• to eliminate the illegal trade of sugar between Colonists and the Chinese

• to eliminate the illegal trade of tea between Colonists and the Chinese

• to eliminate the illegal trade of tea between Colonists and the West Indies

The Daughters of Liberty, a group of women who protested harsh British laws, was led by this woman

• Dolly Madison

• Martha Washington

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Betsy Ross

Why did the British assume that Colonists would have liked the Tea Act?

• it lowered the cost of tea

• it removed the tax on sugar

• it helped to reduce the amount of Native American contact with colonists

• the money would be used to pay for uniforms and supplies for Colonial soldiers

When did the Boston Tea Party take place?

• 1763

• 1765

• 1773

• 1775

What disguise did American Colonists use during the Boston Tea Party?

• Native Americans

• British soldiers

• African American slaves

• French bourgeoisie

Why did George Washington allow Black soldiers to fight for the Continental Army?

• He wanted to win, and noticed that the British were allowing Black soldiers to fight

• He wanted to prove to people the Black soldiers were brave

• He wanted to win, and saw that the British were not allowing Black soldiers the chance to fight

• George Washington never allowed Black soldiers to fight