The Road to Revolution

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of the cottage industry

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

Which of the following best completes this diagram

• Colonists sought military support to France

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence

• Colonists duped tea into the Boston Harbor

King George III/Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts because the colonists

• Did not let soldiers stay in their homes

• Destroyed property at the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party

• Kept taking westward land

• The Book Common Sense spread ideas of revolution

Which quote best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in British Parliament?

• “For imposing Taxes on us without our consent”

• “For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for small offenses”

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

• “He refuses to respect our necessary laws for public good.”

Why is the Boston Massacre viewed as propaganda

• The events described are 100% accurate/truthful

• The events described are not completely true

• The King feels regretful about the event

• The colonists wanted to remain loyal to the King

What does representation mean?

• A person or group acting on behalf of King George III

• A person/group acting on behalf of themselves

• A person or group acting on behalf of another person/group

What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?

• Plymouth

• Ohio River Valley

• Virginia

• Florida

British colonists object/dislike the Proclamation Line of 1763 because

• It Forces English troops to live in their homes

• The Law doesn’t allow them to expand west

• Colonists Want less taxes

• Colonists want to trade with other countries

After the Boston Tea Party…British troops were forced to live with colonists. This phrase is called

• Protest

• Grievance

• Quartering

• Civil Disobedience

Term that describes Great Britain not enforcing most of its economic laws as long as raw materials kept being shipped and the colonists continued to buy British goods

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Salutary Neglect