American Revolution Intro

What is being represented on this image?

• proclamation line of 1763
• Appalachian Mountains 
• 13 original colonies
• French and Indian War

Why were the taxes imposed by Parliament so angering to the colonists?

• Colonists believed that all taxes were bad

• Most colonists could not afford the taxes

• The colonists did not like King George III and didn't want to listen to him

• Colonists had no representation in Parliament so no one was there to stand up for them and express their approval or disapproval of the taxes

Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

• King James III

• King George III

• King Louis V

• Queen Elizabeth II

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765?

• The act was taxation without representation

• The act was passed by the king, not parliament

• The tax was a large amount of money

• The tax was not imposed on the wealthy

What is it called when the colonies send all their raw materials, goods, and gold to the mother country?

• Mercantilism 
• Cash-Crop
• Paying your dues

Why were colonists so upset after French and Indian War?

• British will begin to tax them more. 
• The war cost $ and British need to raise taxes on colonists. 
• British will not allow colonists to move west of Appalachian Mountains.
• All of the above. 

After the French and Indian War, how did Parliament decide to raise the money they needed to pay for the war and additional soldiers in the colonies?

• Grew new crops to sell to the colonies

• They asked their allies (nations who supported them) to help them pay for it

• They imposed taxes on the colonies, which Parliament had never done before

• They asked the Royal Governors in each colony to raise more taxes

The Sons of Liberty were:

• the children of our Founding Fathers

• Patriots that protested taxes

• a professional dance team

• the writers of the Declaration of independence

"No ___________ without representation".

• voting

• rights

• without

• taxation

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

• paper

• plastic

• pollution