Topic 4A: American Revolution

Look at the information showing the results of the French and Indian War.

Territorial Results of French and Indian War

Great Britain: Gained Canada, Gained all French lands east of the Mississippi River

France: Lost all former territories except two islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and islands in the West Indies

Based on the table, which statement summarizes one result of the French and Indian War?

• It was the cause of the American Revolution.

• It gave British colonists more freedom.

• It marked the end of French power in North America.

• It destroyed the American Indian alliances

Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700s?

• to force the French out of North America

• to put French settlers there under English rule

• to demonstrate Britain’s strength to France and Spain

• to gain access to the region’s natural resources

Look at the image of Chief Pontiac rallying American Indians against the British colonists.

Which event caused the action shown in the image?

• The British were building farms and forts on American Indian lands.

• French settlers had moved into lands west of the Appalachians.

• French and British colonists were overhunting the wildlife in western lands.

• American Indians wanted payment for their service in the French and Indian War.

How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?

• British officials ordered their troops to fire on any colonist who opposed the Stamp Act, which led to the massacre.

• Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led the troops to fire at the colonists.

• British troops stationed in Boston enforced heavier taxes on colonists than the Stamp Act allowed, which led to the clash.

• Colonists boycotted items on which the Stamp Act was imposed, which was illegal under British law and punishable by death.

Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

• “Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.”

• “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”

• “We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America. . . solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States . . .”

Which statement describes a reason for the French forts across North America? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• to protect the major ports that existed in North America at the time

• to serve as trading posts with American Indian traders

• to allow for easier transportation of troops and supplies

• to defend French territory from European colonial expansion

   

Look at the table of British actions after the French and Indian War.

British Actions

Proclamation of 1763

Stamp Act

Writs of Assistance

Townsend Acts

Which of the following was a result of these actions?

• The colonists were given representation in Parliament.

• A new American identity developed.

• Large numbers of settlers left the colonies.

• Local merchants became wealthy from taxes.

Read the quote from the Albany Plan of Union.

“That humble Application be made for an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, by Virtue of which, one General Government may be formed in America, including all the said Colonies, within and under which Government, each Colony may retain its present Constitution”

Which statements identify two goals of this document for colonial leaders? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• a declaration of war on Britain

• a united colonial defense

• an amendment to colonial documents

• an alliance with the Iroquois

Which of the following would be considered an example of Prime Minister George Grenville’s use of the mercantile system?

• a decrease in trade regulations restricting British subjects from trading with other European nations and American Indians

• a decrease in the amount of items exported from Britain to its colonies

• an increase in the tax on imports into the colonies in order to pay for the cost of running the British navy

• an increase in the number of merchants with access to major colonial ports

Explain how peaceful colonial protests against the Stamp Act led to revolution. Consider the Stamp Act Congress, boycotts, calls for free enterprise, and Parliament’s actions.