USI.6a Colonial Dissatisfactions

What caused Great Britain to go to war with France?

• Britain wanted to remain a world power

• France tried to take over British Colonies

• Britain wanted to stop Napoleon from taking over Europe

• Britain and France were allied against Germany

The conflict between Great Britain and France was called...

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

• The Revolutionary War

• The Napoleonic Wars

What was one result of the French and Indian War?

• France became a democracy.

• Britain gained control of France's North American colonies

• The colonies became an independent nation

• France became a world power

What two (2) problems did Great Britain face after the French and Indian war?

• Needed to protect colonies in case France ever came back.

• Needed to pay back debts from the French and Indian war.

• Needed to regain control of India.

• Needed to regain control of the North American colonies.

What did Great Britain do to try and prevent France from taking back its colonies in North America?

• Decided to keep a standing army in the Colonies - to defend them.

• Decided to train militias that could defend the colonies when needed.

• Decided to let France take over the colonies in North America

• Decided to destroy France.

For what two (2) reasons did Britain impose new taxes on the Colonies?

• To raise money to pay off debt from the French and Indian war.

• To pay for upkeep of the army in the colonies.

• To pay for parties the British nobility were having.

• To pay for war against the United States.

Were the colonies represented in Parliament?

• Yes

• No

How did colonists react to the increase in British taxes?

• They were fine with them.

• They were unhappy

• They had no opinion

What new law prevented Colonists from moving west across the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763

• The First Amendment

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• The Declaration of Independence

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 passed?

• To keep peace between Colonists and Native Americans

• To make colonists angary

• To keep Native Americans out of the colonies

• To prevent westward expansion