Unit 2 Causes of American Revolution Review 2024

The main cause of the French and Indian War was (a)  

• Dispute over the Ohio River Valley
• Dispute over the Mississippi River
• Dispute over the Florida
• Dispute over the Appalachian Mts.

What was the main reason the Proclamation Line of 1763 angered the colonists?

• It allowed British nobles to settle in the colonies.

• It prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It gave control of the Great Lakes region to Canada.

• To grant land to colonists

What was a major economic influence leading to the French and Indian War?

• Desire to control the Mississippi River

• Desire to control Ohio Valley for fur trade

• Desire to expand into Canada

• Desire to establish new colonies in the Caribbean

What slogan was used by American colonists to protest against British taxes?

• "Join or Die"

• "No Taxation without Representation"

• "Live Free or Die"

• "Don't Tread on Me"

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require?

• All goods to be stamped with a tax

• All legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp

• All newspapers to be approved by the British

• All colonists to pay a tax on tea

What were the Townshend Acts of 1767 known for?

• Imposing new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea

• Customs officials are permitted to search homes for smuggled goods.

• Reducing taxes on British goods

• Tax on molasses and sugar

Why was the Quartering Act significant in the relationship between the colonies and Britain?

• It required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers

• It imposed taxes on colonial exports

• It encouraged economic growth in the colonies

• It allowed for the creation of new colonial legislatures

What event is described as a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, in Boston?

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

Why was the Boston Tea Party considered an act of civil disobedience?

• The colonists destroyed British tea as a violent protest.

• The colonists refused to drink British tea in protest.

• The colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to peacefully protest unfair taxes.

• The colonists signed petitions to protest the tea tax.

What was the reaction of the British Parliament to the Boston Tea Party known as?

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable/Coercive Acts

• Stamp Act

• Navigation Acts