American Revolution Study Guide

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• British and France

• British and Native Americans

• French and Native Americans

How did the French treat the Natives in compared to the British?

• With respect and peacefulness

• With hostility and aggression

• With exploitation and oppression

What was the effect of the French and Indian War being expensive?

• The British passed new taxes on the colonists to make up for the costs

• The Native Americans gained independence

• The British lost control of their colonies

Why were colonists angry about the new taxes imposed by the British?

• They had no say in the British government and believed that the taxes were unfair

• They thought that all the money they got from the taxes would go to the colonists.

• They wanted to show loyalty to the British

What was the policy practiced by England during the 17th & 18th centuries that did not enforce laws and left the colonists free to do whatever they wanted

• Salutary Neglect

• Strict Enforcement

• Imperial Expansion

What did the Proclamation of 1763 limit for the colonists (Hint: They were not allow the to do what)?

• Expansion and westward movement (cannot create new towns in the west) past the Appalachian Mountains

• Trade with Native American tribes

• Have access to natural resources

What did the Townshend Acts force the colonists to do?

• House and feed British soldiers

• Pay higher taxes

• Boycott(protest) British goods

Where were the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston and Philadelphia

• Charleston and Savannah

Samuel Adams created a radical (intense) group that would attack British soldiers because this group of people were upset about all the taxes they had to pay. What was the name of this group?

• Adams' Raiders

• Sons of Liberty

• Freedom Fighters

True or False: A Patriot is someone in the colonies who support the American Revolution.

• True

• False