Unit 4: The Road to Revolution

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

• The colonists didn't like that the British were trying to control them

• The British gained more land.

• The Indians were fighting with the French.

• The British and French were fighting over the Ohio River Valley.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?

• the colonies were independent of Britain.

• the colonists had to pay a tax on items printed on paper.

• the colonists were not allowed to settle in the Ohio River Valley

• the colonists had to provide British soldiers with a place to live

What is a proclamation?

• to cancel or take back a law

• a public announcement

• no longer under the control of another country

• when people act against their country

What was one result of the French and Indian War?

• the colonies are independent of Britain

• the British had a lot of debt.

• the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor

• the British punished the colonists with the Intolerable Acts

Why were the colonists upset about the Proclamation of 1763?

• they didn't want to have to pay tax on items printed on paper

• they didn't want British soldiers living near them

• the British made them buy tea from one company

• the British were trying to control them

What did the Quartering Act say?

• the colonists cannot settle in the Ohio River Valley

• the colonists have to pay a tax on items printed on paper

• the colonies are independent of Britain

• the colonists have to give a place to live to British soldiers

The colonies sent someone to a meeting to speak for them. This person is called ___.

• a delegate

• a repeal

• an import

• a proclamation

What did the Stamp Act say?

• the colonies are independent of Britain

• the colonists have to provide British soldiers with a place to live

• the colonists have to pay a tax on items printed on paper

• colonists are not allowed to settle in the Ohio River Valley

When a Japanese company brings a car into the U.S. to sell it, the car is ___.

• an export

• a proclamation

• an import

• a delegate

Why were the colonists upset BEFORE the Boston Massacre?

• the British soldiers were saying mean things to them.

• they were angry about the Proclamation of 1763

• they didn't like having to pay taxes on things printed on paper

• they didn't like having the British soldiers living near them