Causes of the Revolution Review

Colonists were dissatisfied with Great Britain because

• of the ecomomic policies imposed on the colonies following the French & Indian War. 
• of Ben Franklin's Join or Die cartoon.
• of the interference in the slave trade.
• of consequences of the Great Awakening. 

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Quartering Act led to the start of the Revolutionary War because colonists...

• restricted trade with the native Americans. 
• believed their rights were being violated. 
• disliked King George's wig. 

Colonists disliked the Proclamation of 1763 because...

• it kept them from settling west of the Appalachian mountains. 
• it allowed them to settle West of the Appalachian mountains.

What was the first example of taxation without representation in the colonies?

• intolerable acts
• boston tea party
• stamp act
• sugar act

Parliament passed the Tea Act so Colonists dumped Tea into Boston Harbor. Because of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament punished the colonists by...

• appointing colonial representatives to Parliament
• passing the Intolerable Acts
• getting rid of all taxes
• declaring Independence from the colonies

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was created to keep the _____ with the Native Americans. 

• love
• peace
• trade
• fur trapping

What was the main reason colonists were unhappy with British government?

• for imposing taxes on them without their consent
• for refusing to let colonists fight with the British during the French & Indian war

How did Propaganda play a role in influencing colonists during the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists started boycotting British goods
• Colonists firing on British soldiers at Lexington
• 2nd Continental Congress declaring independence from Great Britain
• Works created by Paul Revere after the Boston Massacre created an uproar against British rule

Which British policy following the French and Indian War angered colonists because it limited their ability to expand west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Treaty of Paris, 1763
• Albany Plan of Union
• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763

Cause: _______?________
Effect: Parliament imposes new taxes on the colonies and enforces old taxes more stricly

• Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston harbor
• delegates at the Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III
• Great Britain acquires a large debt from the French & Indian War
• delegates at the Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence