Road to American Revolution

Key Term #1: What is mercantilism?

• An economic theory that focuses on accumulating wealth through trade, especially by exporting more than importing.
• A type of political system focused on individual freedoms
• A form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation
• A philosophy emphasizing self-sufficiency and isolation from other nations

Match the following key terms with the correct definition.

• Writs of assistance

• Event where British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston

• Boston Massacre

• Law passed by British Parliament that required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials

• Proclamation of 1763

• Fought between the British & French over land and resources in North America

• French & Indian War

• Document that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Stamp Act

• Document that allowed British officials to search any location for smuggled goods

Question #1: Why was the French & Indian War fought?

• Cultural differences between the British and Native American tribes
• Territorial disputes between the British and French in North America.
• Economic competition between the British and Spanish
• Religious conflicts between the British and French

Question #2: What was the primary result of the French and Indian War as it pertained to the British colonies in 1763?

• The British government abolished taxes on the colonies.

• The British government set a western boundary for the colonies.

• The British government granted independence to the colonies.

• The British government removed all its troops from the colonies.

Question #3: What was the reaction of the colonists to the Proclamation Act, Intolerable Act, Stamp Act of 1765?

• They accepted the tax as necessary for colonial administration.

• They felt it was fair since it was used for their protection.

• They protested the Act, citing "No taxation without representation."

• They increased trade with Britain to show support.

Question #4: What was Thomas Paine’s contribution to the Revolutionary cause?

• Leading British troops against the colonists
• Selling weapons to the British
• Advocating for loyalty to the British Crown
• Writing influential pamphlets like 'Common Sense'

Question #5: What effect did the Declaration of Independence have on the Revolutionary War?

• It united the colonists and inspired them to fight for freedom.
• It resulted in the colonists becoming loyalists
• It caused the British to surrender immediately
• It led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris

Question #6: How did the slogan “no taxation without representation” factor into the Revolutionary War?

• This was created by the British to justify their taxation policies during the Revolutionary War.

• This was a call for increased taxes on the colonists to fund the British government, leading to the Revolutionary War.

• This emphasized the colonists' demand for a voice in the British government before being subjected to taxes,.

• This was a peaceful negotiation tactic used by the British to avoid conflict during the Revolutionary War.

What marked the official beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1775?

• The closure of Boston Harbor

• The boycott of British goods

• The gathering of gunpowder by colonists

• Lexington and Concord where British and colonial soldiers met

Which law enacted in 1764 was aimed at raising revenue from the American colonies by imposing a tax on sugar and molasses?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act