Road to the Revolution

The proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ______ that forbid the colonists from________________

• Lord Dunmore, settling west of Atlantic

• King George III, settling east of Appalachian Mountains

• King George III, settling west of Appalachian Mountains

• Don Quixote

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The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it —

• prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles

• banned colonial trading with the American Indians

• surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada

What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt?

• French & Indian War
• American Revolution
• War of 1812
• French Revolution 

What word means: refuse to buy; stop buying; or refusing to give your business to a certain company or business. 

• boycott
• grievience
• tariff
• nullification 

What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act

What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?

• Quartering Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Stamp Act 

In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because —

• tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others

• colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England

• American colonists lacked representation in Parliament

• landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade

Which of these events would be placed on the timeline before 1763?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratoga

• U.S. Constitution

This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express?

• The colonies must unite against the French or face destruction.

• The colonies must avoid conflict with Britain or face ruin.

• The colonies must stop the swarm of poisonous snakes.

• The colonies must obtain representation in the British Parliament.

Which individual is characterized below?

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson