Causes of the American Revolution

Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It made them move west
• It created a religious divide in the colonies
• It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
• It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean

Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

• Indians and French
• Colonists and Britain
• Britain and Spain
• Britain and France

What is an example of salutary neglect?

• When a parent drops a child off and never go back to get him/her

• When a marine salutes an officer in the army

• Britain did not enforce their rules in the colonies

• Not allowing the colonies to interact with Native Americans

Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.

• Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.

• Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

• Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.

Why did colonists disguise themselves as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?

• They were angry about the Intolerable Acts.

• They were angry about the Sugar Act.

• They were angry about the Tea Act.

• They were angry about the Boston Massacre.

Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Massacre.

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• To punish the colonists for harassing British tax collectors.

• To punish the colonists for the Sugar Act.

Which of the following reflects the correct order of these events?

• French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, French and Indian War

• Proclamation of 1763, French and Indian War, Stamp Act

• French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763

Which of the following reflects the correct order of these events?

• Tea Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Tea Act

• Boston Tea Party, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts

Why did Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• To protect the colonists from the French living in the Ohio River Valley

• To punish the colonists for harassing British tax collectors

• To protect the colonists from Native Americans and avoid another war

Who did the British defeat in the French and Indian War?

• The Colonists and the Native Americans

• The Spanish and the Native Americans

• The French and the Native Americans

• The Colonists and the French