American Revolution Causes Quiz

Which of the following were purposes of the Stamp Act of 1765? Select ALL that apply.

• Fund the defense of the British colonies

• Demonstrate Parliament's authority to tax the colonies

• Raise the duty on sugar and tea shipped to the colonies

• Expand the Navigation Acts

Which of the following was MOST responsible for a major shift in British imperial policy towards the American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century?

• Debt incurred by the French and Indian War

• Desire to subdue the American colonies

• Major political upheaval following the First Great Awakening

• Conflict with Native American tribes west of the Appalachian Mountains

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763? Select ALL that apply.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Pontiac's War

• Great Awakening

• Pequot War

The Pan-Indian movement of the 1760s can be attributed to the efforts of -

• Neolin

• Pontiac

• Joseph Brant

• Powhatan

During the 1700s, Great Britain afforded the colonies more freedom in terms of trade regulations. This British, informal policy was known as -

• salutary neglect

• popular sovereignty

• social contract

• mercantilism

The economic theory of mercantilism articulates that a country's colonies and colonial trade existed for the benefit of the -

• mother country

• global community

• trade allies

• Indian allies

Competition over trade access to which of the following regions resulted in the French and Indian War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the context of the creation of Benjamin Franklin's "Join, or Die" propaganda?

• Albany Congress

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Boston Massacre

The Proclamation of 1763 occurred as a result of -

• conflicts between settlers and Indians

• trade disputes between the West Indies and colonial Mexico

• political opposition to King George III

• economic boycotts to British taxation

Which of the following British policies attempted to tighten trade policies with the colonies by focusing on molasses and sugar imports?

• American Revenue Act

• Currency Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts