Events on the road to the American Revolution

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Events on the road to the American
Revolution with Quiz to Follow
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What country was driven out of Canada and their
territories west of the Appalachian Mountains
after losing the French and Indian War?
BEFORE French and Indian War
AFTER French and Indian War
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ANSWER! France (Hint French territory
represented in blue)
BEFORE French and Indian War
AFTER French and Indian War
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What country won the French and Indian War
but was left with a big war debt?
BEFORE French and Indian War
AFTER French and Indian War
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ANSWER! England (Hint English territory
represented in green)
BEFORE French and Indian War
AFTER French and Indian War
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According to the diagram, what are 2 actions
the English take as a result of the French and
Indian War?
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ANSWER! Issue the Proclamation of 1763 and pass
New Taxes
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The British Proclamation of 1763 prohibited
settlement west of what mountain chain?
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ANSWER! Appalachian Mountains
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Why did the British prohibit settlement west of
the Appalachian Mountains?
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ANSWER! It was too costly for the British
to protect (Remember British are still trying
to pay for the French and Indian War)
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What was the result of the Proclamation of 1763?
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ANSWER! Colonists are Angry because the King
limited their freedom of movement.
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What did the British Stamp Act tax?
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ANSWER! Legal Documents in the colonies (Notice
the stamps below that were required on paper
products such as marriage licenses)
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Why did the British tax the colonists?
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ANSWER! To help pay off debt incurred during
the French and Indian War (Show me the money!
See one penny, Half Penny, Shillings
printed on the stamps below)
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What was the result of the Stamp Act?
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ANSWER! Colonists are Angry because they are
being taxed without representation in the British
Parliament (Hint artifacts below demonstrate
colonial protest to the Stamp Act, including tar
and feathering the tax man)
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According to this engraving by Paul Revere, who
was to blame for the Boston Massacre?
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ANSWER! British Redcoats (Look closely It
is the British who fire into the crowd
of demonstrators)
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What is the result of the Boston Massacre?
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ANSWER! Colonists are Angry because British
troops killed innocent civilians
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What British tax are colonists protesting in this
painting?
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ANSWER! Tea (Hint The painting represents the
Boston Tea Party)
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What was a religious movement that swept
through both Europe and the colonies during the
mid-1700s and laid one of the social foundations
of the American Revolution?
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ANSWER! Great Awakening
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What evangelical religions were formed during the
Great Awakening to challenge the established
religious and governmental order?
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ANSWER! Methodists, Baptists
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Why was the First Continental Congress
important as an event on the road to Revolution?
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ANSWER! It was the first time most of the
colonies acted together to discuss how to deal
with the British
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What was the only colony NOT represented at the
First Continental Congress?
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ANSWER! Georgia
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Where did the 1st skirmish between colonists and
British troops take place?
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ANSWER! Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
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What was the name of the colonial militia who
fought against the British in the American
Revolution?
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ANSWER! Minutemen (Hint they were said to be
ready at a minute notice)
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