1A-Causes of the American Revolution

Why did many English colonists protest the Stamp Act by distributing images such as this one?

• They believed that the blockade imposed by the act would prevent the colonists from sending raw materials to Britain.

• They believed that the taxes imposed by the act were unfair because the colonists were not represented in Parliament.

• They believed that the taxes imposed by the act would harm the colonies by making it harder to trade with American Indians.

1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

• the monarch

• refunds

• taxes

During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?

• Mississippi River Valley
• Ohio River Valley
• Connecticut River Valley
• Pennsylvania River Valley

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• The French and British claimed the same land.

• The French and Indians claimed the same land.

• The Indians and British claimed the same land.

• The Indians wouldn't sell their land.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• French vs. Indians

• British vs. French

• British vs. French and Indians

• Indians vs. British

Why was there a war between the British and the French in 1756?

• Money

• land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Trade

• Fighting for friendship with the Natives

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

• Appalachian Line of 1769

• Proclamation of 1763

• Northwest Ordinance of 1767

• Colonial Border of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1763

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

• Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

• The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

• The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

• The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• paper

• wood

• wax