The Road to Revolution

Before 1763. the American colonies __________________.

• paid a lot of taxes to the British government

• Given lots of rules and laws from the British government

• Had no religious freedom

• Paid few taxes and were left alone to make their own laws.

Which group was not involved in the French & Indian War?

• British

• Colonists

• French

• Spanish

Where did the French & Indian War take place?

• In the Ohio Valley

• Along the Gulf of Mexico

• West of the Rocky Mountains

• Along the east coast, in the thirteen colonies

Answer explanation

Both the French and the British claimed Ohio as their land.

Which of the following was not a result of the French & Indian War?

• The British got more land.

• It caused the British King to go into debt to pay for the war.

• The King no longer had to send soldiers because the colonists agreed to start paying taxes.

• France lost all the land in North America except for the island of Haiti

Answer explanation

The King actually had to send more soldiers to enforce the collection of new taxes.

The Proclamation of 1763 made it against the law for colonists to

• Move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Explore the Hudson River

• Collect taxes from the colonists

• Complain to the king about having to pay taxes.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• Keep peace between Indian tribes.

• Prevent Parliament and the King from having to pay for another expensive war.

• End the boycott of British goods.

• Protect the colonists from attacks by Indian tribes.

What caused the British King to issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• He wanted more land for himself

• He hated the colonists

• He wanted to separate the colonists from the Indians

• He wanted to get the French out of North America.

The Stamp Act required colonists to

• Stay in their house

• Build houses for British soldiers

• Start paying taxes

• Stop being mean to the British soldiers.

What does taxation without representation mean?

• Colonists didn't want to pay taxes.

• Colonists wanted to have the right to vote on new taxes.

• Colonists had to pay more taxes than the people in England.

• Colonists didn't want to buy British luxury goods anymore.

What upset colonists most about the Stamp Act?

• Parliament didn't warn the colonists that they would have to pay taxes.

• Colonists felt that they should have the right to vote on new taxes.

• Colonists didn't want to buy their favorite drink, tea, from the British

• The Stamp Act raised the prices of all the goods colonists bought in the colonies.