Causes of the American Revolution

What do the colonists call The Seven Year War?

• The French and British War

• The French and Indian War

• The French and England War

• The War with Three Names

Why did the French and Indian War begin?

• Both England and Spain wanted to rule the land called the Ohio Valley.

• Both France and Spain wanted to rule the land called the Ohio Valley.

• Both India and France wanted to rule the land called the Ohio Valley.

• Both England and France wanted to rule the land called the Ohio Valley.

Who won the French and Indian War?

• British

• Native Americans

• French

• Canadians

What treaty gave the British the land that is now considered Florida, Canada, and Ohio Valley?

• The Treaty of the French

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Britain

• The Treaty of the Land

Before the war, _____________ owned the 13 American colonies and the northern part of Canada.

• England

• France

• Spain

• the United States

The colonists did not think the new taxes were fair because ___________________.

• they did not have the money to pay the taxes

• they did not have representatives to speak for them in Parliament

• they did not like British tea

• they were saving up for war supplies

The __________ placed a tax on imported goods, like molasses.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• second Tea Act

The __________ put a tax on paper, lead, glass, paint, and tea.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• second Tea Act

What did the colonists say?

• "Give me freedom or give me death."

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

• "Spill the tea!"

• "No taxation without representation!"

I am a soldier. I wear blue when I fight. I believe that George Washington will lead us to freedom and that one day we will be free Americans!

• I am a Patriot.

• I am a Loyalist.