Cause of the Revolution

England made the colonists pay for the war by issuing taxes & created the Proclamation Line of 1763

• French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• Boston Tea Party

• Valley Forge

England's lawmakers

• Parliament

• Declaration of Independence

• Unalienable Rights

• Common Sense

Refusal to buy or participate

• Parliament

• Boycott

• Grievance

• Treaty of Paris

Group of colonists, led by Samuel Adams, who worked to provoke conflict with England through boycotts, protests, and violence

• French and Indian War

• Sons of Liberty

• Boston Massacre

• Common Sense

Clash between British soldiers and Boston colonist where 5 colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Valley Forge

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the -

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice a "salutary neglect."

Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

• The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government

• Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies

• The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense

• Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France

• Colonist organized boycotts of British goods

• Colonist signed the Declaration of Independence

• Colonist dumped tea into Boston Harbor