Oversimplified part 1

Select the regions that were part of the British 13 American colonies.

After the French and Indian War, Britain changed the way it governed the American colonies.
Which TWO statements correctly describe Britain’s actions during this period? select two

• Britain was deeply in debt from the war

• Britain reduced the size of its army in North America

• Britain began taxing the colonies to raise money

• Britain gave the colonies full representation in Parliament

What was the main effect of Britain’s policy of Salutary Neglect on its American colonies before the French and Indian War?

• It caused the colonies to lose all political power

• It allowed the colonies to develop self-government and trade practices with little interference

• It forced the colonies to pay higher taxes to Britain

• It required the colonies to send soldiers to fight in British wars

Drag and drop each description to match it with the correct cause in the table.

Groups:

(a) Proclamation of 1763

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(b) Taxation Without Representation

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(c) Mercantilism

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(d) Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act - Boycotts

• Parliament limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Laws passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
  

• Colonists objected to paying taxes when they had no voice in Parliament

• Closed Boston Harbor

• Ended Self Government

• Sugar Act

• Economic system where colonies provide raw materials and markets for the mother country

​ The battles of Lexington and Concord were important because they ​ (a)   between Britain and its American colonies.

• Marked the first open armed conflict
• ended the war for independence
• Convinced France to ally with the colonies
• Created the U.S Constitution

Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Declaration of Independence regarding unalienable rights?

• It declared that the king of Britain could grant rights to colonists if he chose.

• It explained that people are born with rights that cannot be taken away, and that violating these rights justifies independence

• It stated that only property-owning men in the colonies had rights

• It required all colonists to fight in the Continental Army

he Declaration of Independence justified breaking away from Britain by stating that the king had ​ (a)   the colonists’ unalienable rights.

• violated
• protected
• expanded
• created