Revolutinary War

Question 1

Events Leading to Revolutionary War

Answer 1

Br. government was in debt and needed money after the French and Indian War
Because the Indians were still on the land that the Br. won from the French, it would take alot of money to protect the settlers moving there
Cost of maintaining the empire in NA would be great

Question 2

Proclamation of 1773

Answer 2

Forbid trading and settlement west of the Appliation Mts until the Indian claims in the area was settled
Enraged colonists bc they they the Fr. and Indian War had been fought so they could have this land

Question 3

Sugar Act

Answer 3

Tax on luxury items imported into the colonies: sugar, coffee, wine, fine cloth

Colonists boycotted many of these items bc they could live without them

Question 4

Stamp Act

Answer 4

1st direct interval tax placed on the colonists: newspapers, legal documents, cards, and dice; etc

Question 5

Quartering Act

Answer 5

Required colonial towns to provide room and board for Br. soldiers in their midst

Question 6

Who were the Sons of Liberty

Answer 6

Protest group, “no taxation without representation”

Question 7

What was Geographic representation?

Answer 7

Americans argued for it, only their elected colonial representation should be able to tax them

Question 8

What was virtual representation

Answer 8

Br. argued for it, parliament represents the Br. Empire and Br. subjects, colonists were “virtually” represented by parliament