History of USA. Test. 4.Road to Revolution

to build new roads and make other improvements in the colonies

To raise money after the costs of the French and Indian War

To increase the powers of royal governors in the colonies

To encourage more colonists to return to Great Britain

It prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

It promoted peaceful relations with Native American tribes in the west.

It increased taxes that the colonists paid to Britain.

It gave too much land away to Canada.

Colonial Reactions to British Taxes

Examples of British Navigation Laws

Abuses of Power by Colonial Legislatures

British Policies Leading to Colonial Protests

The colonists didn’t think they should have to help pay for their own defense.

They felt Parliament had no right to tax them without their prior consent.

They were already paying more in taxes than people in Britain.

They would have preferred to be ruled by the French.

They were all Loyalist organizations

They were limited to the New England colonies

They all invited the participation of both men and women.

They were organizations formed in opposition to British policies.

to blame the Loyalists for the massacre

to persuade the colonists to act together against British policies

to encourage witnesses to the event to testify before Parliament

to illustrate the events of the Boston Massacre as impartial as possible

France and Spain

France and Britain

France and the colonists

France and Portugal

Cause: British colonists sought to expand westward.Effect: Increased tension with Native American tribes

Cause: French settlers established fur trade routes in the Ohio River Valley; Effect: The rise of British economic dominance in the region

Cause: The British government imposed the Stamp Act in 1765; Effect: The outbreak of the French and Indian War

Cause: The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763; Effect: The establishment of the Proclamation Line of 1763

To reduce the power of a nation's government

To guarantee a steady flow of money to the mother country

Taxes imposed by colonial governments on imported goods

Taxes levied by the French government on its colonial subjects in North America