Causes of the American Revolution

(select all that apply) - The French and Indian War ended with:

• The British gaining previously French territory up to the Mississippi River

• The Royal Proclamation of 1763

• Increase in taxes on British colonists

• Several Acts of Parliament passed by the government of Great Britain

What is another name for a law passed by the government of Great Britain?

• Pact

• Act

• Smack

• Quack

The __________________________________ prevented "all our loving subjects" from settling the area west of the Appalachians. The proclamation outlawed any land speculation in the area since previously.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

The __________________________________ provided suitable living arrangements for officers and soldiers in his Majesty’s service in North America.

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

Which of the following is a consequence/result/effect of the following:

"However, because British sugar was so expensive, colonists began to smuggle (sneak into the colony) sugar from foreign colonies, such as the French, Dutch, and Spanish."

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

Which of the following Acts of Parliament does the text best represent?

"a stamp duty of two shillings and six pence shall be imposed on every piece of paper, contract, will, playing cards..."

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

What can we assume happened in Boston given this text?

"Boston Harbor was closed to trade until the owners of the tea were compensated. Only food and firewood were permitted into the port. Town meetings were banned"

• British colonists are upset about the French and Indian War

• British colonists are upset about the Proclamation of 1763

• Colonists destroyed British tea in retaliation for increased taxes.

• Colonists are angered by the Quartering Act

To avoid paying taxes on British imports, colonists began to illegal bring goods into the colony, best known as:

• Smuggling

• Stealing

• Trading

• Thriving

Another word for participation in government is:

• Representation

• Insurrection

• Riot

• Protest

(Select all) - What/who are the two main parts of the British government?

• The Monarch

• Parliament

• Congress

• The Senate