Unit 3

1. This excerpt is an example of 

• 1. Great Awakening thought

• 1. Revolutionary thought

• 1. Enlightenment thought

• 1. Colonial thought

What sort of movement was the Great Awakening?

• 1. Philosophical

• 1. Religious

• 1. Political

• 1. Military

The French & Indian War was

• Fought between the French and Native Americans

• 1. Fought between the British and their colonies

• Part of the Seven Years War

• Not relevant to the American Revolution

The French & Indian War was immediately followed by

• 1. Pontiac’s Rebellion

• Bacon’s Rebellion

• 1. The Whisky Rebellion

• 1. Shay’s Rebellion

The Quartering Act

• 1. Did away with the paper currency colonists used

• 1. Increased the tax on tea

• Required colonists to pay income tax

• Required colonists to provide housing for soldiers

How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• It provided military experience to American colonists

• It provided more land for colonists to expand into

• It increased Britain’s debt leading to colonial taxes

• It removed the French from North America

What did the Townshend Acts place taxes on?

• Sugar and paper goods

• Housing and farms

• Manufactured goods

• Slaves

What is the main reason that the Townshend Acts were repealewas

• They were hurting the British economy

• Colonists believed they were a violation of their natural rights

• The British found them impossible to collect

• The British finished paying off their debt from the 7 Years War

What was the intent behind the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?

• To raise revenue and pay off the debt

• To provide salaries for colonial governors

• To regulate trade

• To punish the American colonists

Before the Constitution was ratified, the government was based on what document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights