Causes of the American Revolution 2020

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”

Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

• The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

• Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

• The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

• Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

What event does this drawing show?

• Tarring and feathering
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• American Revolution

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

The French and Indian War was was fought between the

• French and the Indians
• Indians and the Spanish
• French and British against the Indians
• The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.

Which of the following best completes this diagram below?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

These below acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians.

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• The recover the cost of defending the colonies

This Act made colonists buy stamps to place on all their printed documents. 

• Tea Act
• Quartering Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act

What does "boycott" mean?

• to refuse to buy goods or services from someone
• to pay taxes
• to sell things to other coutries
• to feel everything is good

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Tea Act