Exploring the Causes of the American Revolution

The video is an oral version of a test on the causes of the American Revolution, covering 21 questions. It discusses the French and Indian War, the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Stamp Act, and other key events and policies that led to the American Revolution. The video also explores the effects of the French and Indian War on England and the colonies, and the various acts imposed by the British and the colonial responses to them.

Which two nations were primarily involved in the French and Indian War?

• France and the Native Americans

• France and the United States

• France and Spain

• France and England

Why did the Proclamation Line of 1763 anger American colonists?

• It prohibited Americans from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• It reduced the size of French territory in the Americas

• It expanded the colony of Virginia westward

• It doubled the size of French territory in the colonies

What was the main colonial opposition to the Stamp Act?

• It didn't go far enough in stopping corruption

• It trivialized the events of the Boston Massacre

• It represented taxes imposed without American representation

• It caused inflation in the colonies

Which event is not a cause of the American Revolutionary War?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Proclamation of 1763

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A genocide of 200 American colonists

• A pamphlet released by the Sons of Liberty

• A skirmish between minutemen and redcoats

• A protest against the British that ended in bloodshed

Which underground organization in Boston promoted American independence?

• Redcoats

• Continental Congress

• Patriots

• Sons of Liberty

What was a major complaint of American patriots summarized by a famous phrase?

• British imperialism is a danger to the world

• No taxation without representation

• Remember the Alamo

• We are a shining city on a hill

What was the Quartering Act?

• Required citizens to use officially marked paper

• A direct result of the Boston Tea Party

• Closed Boston Harbor indefinitely

• Required citizens to let soldiers stay in their homes

Which of the following was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?

• Native Americans also had to pay debts for the French and Indian War

• Customs officials tried in England

• Port of Boston closed indefinitely

• Colonists could not hold town meetings

What stated that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Colonial Native Peace Agreement

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Treaty of Paris of 1763