Causes of the American Revolution

Great Britain had many colonies in North America. What was the purpose of these colonies according to the ideas of mercantilism?

• to create manufactured products

• to trade with countries other than Great Britain

• to produce raw materials for Great Britain

• to increase wealth for colonial merchants

What was the result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, signed by Great Britain and France?

• Great Britain expanded its territories in North America.

• Great Britain and France agreed to jointly rule Canada.

• France took control of the British colonies in North America.

• France and Great Britain both agreed to give up all of their colonies.

What do the Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, and the Quartering Act have in common?

• The colonists gained trading privileges from them.

• The colonists called them the Bill of Rights.

• The colonists called them the Intolerable Acts.

• The colonists wrote them during the American Revolution.

The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay the expenses of fighting the —

• Spanish Armada

• American Revolution

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• French and Indian War

Many of the protests and demonstrations that followed the Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were examples of which of the following?

• Boycott

• Natural rights

• Civil disobedience

• Unalienable rights

The Proclamation of 1763 was established to prevent any settlers from moving _______ of the Appalachian Mountains.

• north

• west

• east

• south

The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in response to which event?

• the First Continental Congress

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Boston Massacre

• the end of the French and Indian War

Which American colonist was the lawyer who defended the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?

• John Adams

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend from 1755-1762 shown in the table?

• costs of increased colonization of the West Indies

• costs of involvement in colonial conflicts with indigenous nations

• costs of involvement in the Seven Years’ War with France

• costs of increased demand for enslaved people in the British sugar islands

Which of the following best describes the effect of the Proclamation of 1763 on the relationship between Britain and the American colonies?

• Tensions decreased between Britain and the American colonies over colonial conflicts with indigenous communities

• Tensions decreased between Britain and the American colonies over the role of colonial governments

• Tensions increased between Britain and the American colonies over taxation without representation

• Tensions increased between Britain and the American colonies over territorial expansion