SS 7.2 American Revolution

What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

• The British lost most of their colonies in America

• French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians

• Native Americans were given lands west of the Appalachians

• England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts

Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because...

• Colonists lacked representation in Parliament

• The British treasury had a surplus of funds

• Native American Indians were exempt from British tax laws

• Taxes were higher in the colonies than in England

Which law required colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

The Stamp Act put a tax on...

•  All printed materials

• Sugar and molasses

• Tea

• All colonial goods

The Proclamation Act of 1763 angered British colonists because it...

• Stopped them from moving west

• Removed British troops from the frontier

• Gave land west of the Appalachians to the French

• Caused many Indian nations to attack settlers

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly       

     because the boycotts...

• Ended trade within the colonies

• Forced Britain to remove most troops

• Kept out products from other European nations

• Caused economic hardships for British merchants

The British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts so that it could...

• Tax the colonists

• Punish colonists responsible for the Boston Tea Party

• Force colonists out of Indian lands

• Increase trade with colonists

All of the following are examples of colonial protest EXCEPT...

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Quartering Act

• Boycott of tea

What was the significance of Lexington and Concord?

• Colonists immediately declared their independence

• Parliament granted the colonists their freedom

• Parliament taxed the colonists to pay for the costs of battle

• The American Revolution War begins

In 1775, Americans tried to make up with England by...

• Warning the king they would rebel

• Offering to fight the French in Canada

• Writing the Olive Branch Petition

• Proving they could defeat British forces