Causes of the American Revolution

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

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

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

Why did British economic policy change towards the colonies?

• Britain was in debt due to its war with Spain
• Britain needed extra money to pay off mercenaries 
• Cash crops were needed in the colonies
• War debt due to the French and Indian War

Which statement best describes MERCANTILISM...

• Great Britain receives raw materials from the Colonies in exchange for charging high prices to the colonies for manufactured goods.
• Colonies received raw material from Britain in exchange for their loyalty to the Crown
• Britain received manufactured good from the colonies in exchange for guns
• Native Americans exchanged fur with the French

What is 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 left the colonies alone to fend for themselves
• 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