The Road to the Revolution

During the French and Indian War, the British colonists were fighting the French and Native Americans for control of

• The Ohio River Valley

• The Mississippi River

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Great Lakes

Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Townshend Acts. Thinking about the events surrounding these acts, what might be the reason they passed them?

• to raise money in the colonies to pay back the war debt

• to stop the colonists from illegally smuggling goods

• to put a tax on the colonists' trade with foreign nations

• to stop colonies from trading with foreign nations

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that the colonists were no longer allowed to settle land west of

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

• Ohio River Valley

On March 5, 1770, British soldiers turned their muskets on the crowd and fired, killing five colonists. This was known as

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The First Continental Congress

• The French & Indian War

Why would King George III station British soldiers in the colonies after 1763?

Hint: recall what happens after the French & Indian War

• to keep peace between the colonists and Native Americans

• to conduct searches of colonists' homes and businesses

• to force the colonists to pay their taxes

• to prevent unhappy colonists from starting a revolution

December 16, 1773, a group of men dressed as Native Americans boarded British tea ships in Boston and threw 342 chests of tea in the sea as a protest to the Tea Tax. This is known as

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Boston Massacre

• the First Continental Congress

• The Proclamation of 1763

How did the Sugar Act differ from the Stamp Act?

• The Sugar Act affected traders & merchants while the Stamp Act affected all colonists.

• The Stamp Act was passed in England while the colonies passed the Sugar Act.

• The colonists liked the Sugar Act, but they hated the Stamp Act.

Why were colonists opposed to the taxes created by Parliament?

• They couldn't afford to pay taxes.

• They felt it was unfair to be taxed without being represented in Parliament.

• They had never paid taxes before.

• They didn't think Great Britain needed any money.

Colonist D is a merchant from rural Virginia. He follows the British laws and sells all of his goods, mainly tobacco to the British. Colonist D’s lifestyle is extravagant and spends large amounts of his money purchasing the finest clothes and furnishings from Europe. As a young boy, his father sent him to study in Britain and he hopes that next year, he too will send his son to Britain, the only place in his mind one can get a decent education. Due to his rich lifestyle, Colonist D is in heavy debt with several British banks. He fears that the people he owes money to will foreclose his property. Is Colonist D a patriot or loyalist?

• patriot

• loyalist

Which Act was implemented as payback for the Boston Tea Party?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Acts