American Revolution Fast and Curious 2022

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

• Lake Michigan

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• "He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

• "For imposing Taxes on us without our consent."

• He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

• "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

French and Indian war led to debt. Colonist will have to pay via

• Donations

• Taxes

• Working

• Mercantilism

What made the colonists mad about the Proclamation of 1763?

• they were not allowed to have weapons

• they had to allow soldiers in their homes

• they paid taxes

• it did not allow colonists to settle West of the Appalacian mountains

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• they were too expensive

• they didn't make sense

• they had no representatives in Palriament

• they hated tea

What were Locke's three natural rights? (select all that apply)

• Life

• Money

• Property

• Liberty

• Success

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

Colonist were very upset about the taxing of glass, lead, paint, and tea that this Act caused 

• Stamp Act
• Quartering Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Townshend Acts

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

• John Adams