The Road to Revolution

Why did Britain want to tax the American colonists in the 1760s?

• It was unfair that colonists were much wealthier than most British citizens.

• Britain needed to pay off the high cost of The French and Indian War.

• The British wanted to punish colonists for constantly rebelling against Parliament.

• It was unfair their Europeans had to pay taxes, but Americans did not.

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TEKS 4.A

What was the main argument used by colonists to protest so strongly against the Stamp Act and the Tea Act?

• The products being sent to the colonies were generally poor and low quality.

• Having foreign ships in American harbors was a dangerous threat to peace.

• The prices of goods in America were already too high, and taxes would only make it worse.

• It was wrong to tax colonists who did not have any representation in Parliament.

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TEKS 4.A

Put theses historical events of the American Revolution in the correct order.

• Americans resist with riots and protests

• The Boston Massacre

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

• French and Indian War

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TEKS 29.B

The most hated policy of all imposed on the colonists by Parliament was the...

• Proclamation of 1763, restricting their freedom to migrate westward.

• The Sugar Act - an expensive tax on sugar imports.

• Mercantilism - forcing them to only trade with Great Britain

• The Stamp Act - a tax on all official paper documents use by everyone.

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TEKS 4.A

Put these historical events of the American Revolution in the correct order.

• First meeting of the new Continental Congress

• The Intolerable Acts

• Congress signs the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party protest

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

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TEKS 29.B

TEKS 4.C

Match these common vocabulary terms with the correct definitions and details

Groups:

(a) mercantilism

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(b) Parliament

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(c) taxation

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(d) revolution

• colonies are meant to serve their mother country through valuable trade.

• charging payments or fees for certain economic activity.

• events leading to the formation of a new government system.

• The body of representatives making laws for the British Empire.

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TEKS 30.A