Exploring the Causes of the American Revolution

The video covers the causes of the American Revolution, focusing on mercantilism, the end of salutary neglect, and the impact of the French and Indian War. It discusses the colonial response to British taxation, including the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, leading to events like the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts further escalated tensions, culminating in the battles of Lexington and Concord and the Declaration of Independence.

What is the main idea behind mercantilism?

• Colonies should not pay taxes.

• Colonies should trade freely with all nations.

• Colonies should be independent.

• Colonies exist to benefit the mother country.

What was the policy called that ended after the French and Indian War?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Salutary Neglect

• Mercantilism

• Stamp Act

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To avoid conflicts with Native Americans

• To impose new taxes

• To allow colonists to move westward

• To end mercantilism

Why did the British government impose taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• To promote free trade

• To encourage westward expansion

• To pay off war debts

• To punish the colonists

Which act was the first tax imposed on the colonies by the British Parliament?

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

What famous slogan emerged in response to the Stamp Act?

• No taxation without representation

• Give me liberty or give me death

• Join or die

• Don't tread on me

What event is described as the British soldiers opening fire on colonists, resulting in five deaths?

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston Massacre

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Tea Party

What was the colonial response to the Tea Act?

• Stamp Act Congress

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

What were the Intolerable Acts also known as?

• Quartering Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Declaratory Acts

• Navigation Acts

What was the final straw that led to the American Revolution?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts