3.03 Causes of American Revolution

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• The Seneca wanted the English and French to fight each other.

• The French wanted to force the English to give up their northern colonies.

• Both the English and the French wanted to settle lands around the Ohio River

• American colonists wanted to extend their southern colonies westward.

Why did Chief Minavavana tell the Englishman that he “…may sleep peacefully, without fear of the Chippewa…”?

• Minavavana wanted him to believe the Chippewa would not attack, although he planned to do that.

• The Chippewa had been disarmed by the English during the war and could not fight.

• The French had commanded Minavavana not to make war against new English settlers.

• The Englishman had come to trade and not fight, so the Chippewa would not make war on him.

What were the results of the French and Indian War?

• George Washington became a hero to the American colonists.

• England started taxing the American colonies to pay their war debt.

• The English continued settling west of the Allegheny Mountains.

• France gave Canada to England.

• French settlers were given land to settle in present-day Indiana and Michigan.

Why did the British issue the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

• to encourage English colonists to settle in areas formerly occupied by the French

• to keep English colonists from moving west to the new lands won during the French and Indian War

• to announce to other European nations that North America was closed to further colonization

• to officially end fighting between the English and the French and Native Americans

What was the reaction by the colonists to the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

• They were angry.

• They thought the king was being unfair.

• They took up arms against British troops stationed in New York and Boston.

• They began moving to the new land despite the proclamation.

• They asked the French to move back into the Ohio Valley.

According to the text of the Stamp Act of 1765, what did the British hope to raise money for?

• raising troops to fight the French in Canada

• protecting the colonies

• building warships

• expanding their empire in East Asia

According to the text of the Townshend Act of 1767, how much was the tax on a ream of paper?

• 3 pence

• 12 shillings

• 18 shillings

• 1 pound

How did the colonists respond to the Tax Act?

• They forced the British troops to leave Boston.

• They refused to buy British goods.

• They removed the British governors from power.

• They sent representatives to the British Parliament.

Why did many colonists feel that it was unfair to be taxed by the British government?

• They had no representation in Parliament.

• The British did not tax their other colonies.

• They were unwilling to pay taxes for necessary goods.

• The American colonies had their own legislatures.

The British believed they treated the colonies fairly. However, the colonists had a different view. Assess your knowledge of causes of the American Revolution.

Which actions of the British government led to the American Revolution? [Select 2]

• Britain refused to give colonists a voice in Parliament.

• Britain refused to allow the colonists to settle in the Ohio River valley.

• Once the British imposed taxes, colonists were banned from trading goods.

• Although colonists fought and died in the French and Indian War, they were not recognized.