Causes of the American Revolution

Why was the war named the “French and Indian War”?

• England fought against France and its Indian allies.

• France fought against the Indians.

• England and France fought against the Indians.

• France fought against England and its Indian allies.

Which of these statements describes a major reason for the conflict between Britain and France in the Ohio Valley?

• The English wanted the land and resources of the Ohio River Valley

• the series of forts the English built along the Ohio River

• the Spanish-French alliance against the English

• The French wanted the English to eat more croissants.

1. The British ______ made laws for all British people.

• king

• Parliament

• colonists

• courts

1. The Sugar Act angered many colonists because

it required them to pay a _____ on goods brought into

the colonies.

• tax

• quarter

• Knight Note

1. Many colonists protested the Sugar Act with a _____ of

British goods.

• buyout

• boycott

• bungalo

• band

What economic policies following the French and Indian War caused the American Revolution?

• Mercantalism

• Taxes to pay off the war debt

• Capitalism

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• King George III made the Appalachian Mountains the western boundary of the colonist

• The Proclamation was a series of taxes

• The Proclamation gave the colonies their independence

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die

• All men are created equal

• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• No taxation with representation

Britain and France both wanted control of the _____.

• Great Lakes

• 13 Colonies

• Rocky Mountains

• Ohio River Valley

The _______________ acts were taxes on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend 

• Intolerable

• Coercive

• Tea