Causes of the American Revolution
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- Q1
This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists
Northwest Ordinance of 1767
Treaty of Paris 1763
Appalachian Line of 1769
Proclamation of 1763
30s - Q2
Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?
Because they already paid high taxes such as income tax to the British government.
Because they thought they should not have to pay any taxes at all.
Because they were being taxed without any representation in the government.
All of the above.
30s - Q3
What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
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Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?
To pay the cost for new buildings
To build roads in the Ohio River Valley
To show colonists who is in charge
To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
30s - Q5
This act required colonists to feed and shelter British troops.
Quartering Act (1765)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Proclamation of 1763
Land Ordinance (1787)
30s - Q6
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ___________________________________
A. House of Burgesses
B. Mayflower Compact
C. New England town meetings
British Attempts to Control Colonial Government
Colonial Efforts at Self-Government
Colonial Responses to the Policy of Mercantilism
British System of Government in North America
30s - Q7
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
early social reform movements
colonial attempts to build a strong national government
steps in the growth of representative democracy in colonies
30s - Q8
“...no person or persons...professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth be anyways troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province...”
What was the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649?
Forced Catholics to convert
Religious Freedom
A law that persecuted Non-Puritan believers
Passed the intolerable act of 1850
30s - Q9
What did Common Sense convince the colonists to demand from the "Mother Country" (Britain)?
Separation
Love
Peace
Money
30s