The Treaty of Paris of 1763

forced defeated France to surrender territory east of the Mississippi

What did the Sugar Act, Currency Act, and Tea Act have in common?

each of them enforced preexisting trade restrictions on foreign trade

What was the purported purpose of raising taxes on stamps via the Stamp Act of 1765?

to make American colonists pay for the French and Indian War

Why did the British occupy the colonial town of Boston in 1774?

B/c they wanted to restore order after a series of mass-scale riots

Why did English Americans oppose the English Proclamation Act of 1763?

B/c it prohibited them from expanding west beyond the Appalachian Mountains

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Hist 101 - Review 9 (American Revolution Causes)

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The imperial system of a mother country extracting raw resources from colonies and selling refined goods to colonists
free trade
mercantilism
tariff
imperialism
2
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
forced the American colonists to cede their claims to western lands
all are correct
returned Florida to Spain
forced defeated France to surrender territory east of the Mississippi
3
What did the Sugar Act, Currency Act, and Tea Act have in common?
they were all passed in 1765
each of them enforced preexisting trade restrictions on foreign trade
each of them promoted free trade in the Caribbean
each of them raised taxes to extraordinarily high levels
4
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers inspired the founders of the US?
Adam Smith
Thomas Grenville
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
5
Who did Paul Revere leave out of his depiction of the so-called "Boston Massacre" of 1770?
British soldiers
Captain Thomas Preston
Crispus Attucks
women and children
6
What was the purported purpose of raising taxes on stamps via the Stamp Act of 1765?
to punish the Americans
to line the pockets of member of Parliament Thomas Grenville
to increase the use of stamps in the British Commonwealth
to make American colonists pay for the French and Indian War
7
Who did the Continental Congress place in charge of the newly formed Continental Army in 1775?
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
John Adams
Henry Adams
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Why did the British occupy the colonial town of Boston in 1774?
B/c they intended to militarily occupy Massachusetts indefinitely
B/c they wanted to restore order after a series of mass-scale riots
B/c Americans invited them there to for protection against the natives
B/c they wanted to rule tyrannically over all the American colonies
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Why did English Americans oppose the English Proclamation Act of 1763?
B/c it gave too much power to the French
B/c it prohibited them from expanding west beyond the Appalachian Mountains
all are correct
B/c the King issued the edict rather than the people

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