Exploring the Long-term Causes of the American Revolution

What were the three main causes of the American Revolution according to the video?

• Population growth, economic expansion, and imperial reform

• Geographical expansion, social inequality, and foreign alliances

• Religious freedom, economic decline, and political corruption

• Military conflicts, trade restrictions, and cultural differences

How did the population growth in the 13 colonies affect colonial life?

• It led to a decrease in production and consumption

• It caused political, economic, religious, social, and geographical changes

• It had no significant impact on the colonies

• It resulted in a unified colonial government

What was a major trend in England that led to mass migration to the 13 colonies?

• Political stability

• Urbanization of rural peasants

• Religious persecution

• Industrialization

What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 intended to do?

• Establish a boundary for colonial expansion

• Allow unlimited westward expansion

• Promote trade with Native Americans

• Create new colonies west of the boundary

How did the economic expansion in the 13 colonies affect the British Empire?

• It caused a decline in British manufacturing

• It led to a decrease in colonial wealth

• It made the colonies less important to Britain

• It increased Britain's financial dependence on the colonies

What was the triangular trade?

• A trade route between the colonies, Africa, and Asia

• A trade relationship between the colonies, Britain, and Africa

• A trade agreement between the colonies and Native Americans

• A trade route that only involved the colonies and Britain

What was the main reason for the British government's financial strain in the mid-18th century?

• The French Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The Seven Years War

• The Industrial Revolution

Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?

• It was a tax on imported goods

• It was a direct tax imposed by the British government

• It was a tax on land ownership

• It was a tax on religious practices

What famous slogan emerged in response to the Stamp Act?

• Liberty or Death

• No taxation without representation

• Give me liberty or give me death

• United we stand, divided we fall

What was one of the long-term causes of the American Revolution mentioned in the conclusion?

• Military alliances

• Population growth and movement

• Technological advancements

• Cultural assimilation