Road to Revolution

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Why did King George issue the Proclamation of 1763?

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To stop fighting west of the Appalachian Mountains between English settlers and indigenous people.

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What action did George III take in his Proclamation of 1763?

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Ordered colonists not to settle past the Appalachian Mountains

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Why did the colonists argue against the Proclamation of 1763?

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They believed it was a tyrannical order and they had a right to move West.

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What was a result of the French and Indian War?

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Great Britain gained control of Canada and most of the territory east of the Mississippi River

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What was a result of the French and Indian War?

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Great Britain fell into deep debt because of the expense of the war.

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What led to the imposition of new taxes on the colonists by the British government?

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The costs of fighting the French and Indian War and maintaining the new territory

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What were the Navigation Acts?

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Laws enacted by Britain to keep its colonies from trading directly with other European nations

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What was a common practice to avoid paying import duties under the Navigation Acts?

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Smuggling

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What was the economic relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain based on?

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Mercantilism

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What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts?

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To ensure colonial trade went directly to or from England, to restrict colonial trade with other European nations, and to collect customs duties on every sale.