American Rev review

What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1963
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1873

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• King George III made the Appalachian Mountains the western boundary of the colonist

• The Proclamation was a series of taxes

• The Proclamation gave the colonies their independence

What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

• They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
• They wanted the ships to leave
• They thought the tea was priced too high
• They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government

Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• To help the French

• Because they favored the Native Americans

• The King made Parliament pass the law

• They couldn't afford to protect the colonists from Native American attacks

Why was taxation without representation a major cause of the American Revolution?

• The American colonists were happy to pay taxes without representation.

• Taxation with representation was a major cause of the American Revolution.

• Taxation without representation had no impact on the American Revolution.

• Taxation without representation led to growing resentment and a desire for independence from British rule.

What was one of the causes of the American Revolution?

• Lack of economic opportunities

• Imposition of taxes without representation

• Disagreements over trade policies

• Invasion by foreign powers

Organize these options into the right categories of the American revolution

Groups:

(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• Colonist were heavily taxed

• Distance from Great Britain

• Independence from England

• Lack of representation

A system in which the king tried to increase his nation's wealth by having colonies only trade with the mother country.

• triangular trade

• cash crop

• joint stock company

• mercantilsim

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?

• Taxes
• Fees
• Gold and Spices
• Cupcakes and Twinkies