Causes of the Revolutionary War

The picture above was published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain. How does this help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act?

• It was obviously welcomed since American newspapers were reporting about it.

• The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.

• The colonies were using the skull and crossbones as their primary symbol and they welcomed it.

• The Stamp Act was barely even noticed and this picture indicates the Act was dying.

This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged

• States to ratify the new Constitution.

• Confederate states to organize a government.

• American colonies to unite in their efforts.

• Britain to establish more American Colonies.

"British victory against France in the French and Indian War helped to cause the American Revolution."

Which answer BEST explains why this quotation is true?

• France sought revenge and stirred-up colonial anger against the British.

• The British attempt to industrialize Canada offended the American colonists.

• Britain became overconfident, resulting in a failed invasion of Spanish Florida.

• The British increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over France.

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

• it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.

• it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.

• it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

• it took away their representation in Parliament.

The Boston Massacre was

• an unprovoked attack upon innocent civilians by ruthless British soldiers.

• Great Britain's response when smuggled goods were discovered in Boston harbor.

• the attack of a large mob of mercenaries hired by the British in the port of Boston

• an incident in which five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by an angry mob.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 runs roughly along the

• Ohio River

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Which event did Great Britain respond to by passing the Intolerable Acts, which closed down the port of Boston.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Paul Revere's midnight ride

• Declaration of Independence

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

The cartoon printed in 1760 was most likely a protest against

• pirates

• food safety

• British taxes

• cruelty of British soldiers

This painting is showing the actions of American colonists at the 1773 protest known by what name?

• The Plymouth Rocks

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The New York Draft Riots