Road to the Revolution

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• France and England

• France and Canada

• England and Canada

• The Colonies and England

What were they fighting over?

• Both England and France wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving.

• ^{Both England and France wanted to control the land west of the Appalachian mountains.}

• Both England and France wanted to rule the colonies

• Both England and France didn't want to rule the colonies

How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonists?

• The law stated that the colonists must go to school

• The colonists couldn't make their own clothes

• The colonists couldn't travel to England

• This law stated that they couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean

• The colonists were upset about losing the war.

• The colonists were upset and didn’t think that they should be taxed if they had no representatives in Parliament.

• The colonists were upset about going to England.

What was the Stamp Act?

• Parliament passed this law that placed a tax on clothes in the colonies.

• Parliament passed this law that placed a tax on tea in the colonies.

• Parliament passed this law that placed a tax on paper products in the colonies (ex: legal documents, newspapers, etc.)

How did colonists react to the taxes?

• Colonists held numerous protests and boycotts.

• Colonists gladly paid the taxes.

• Colonists put their money together to pay the King what he needed.

What were some events that led to the Boston Tea Party?

• The French and Indian War and the Daughters of Liberty

• The Native Americans yelled at the colonists.

• The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts, Boston Massacre