Study Guide

Causes of the American Revolution

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the first exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

French and Indian War

Peace of Paris (1763)

Conspiracy of Pontiac

Proclamation Line of 1763

Mutiny Act

Currency Act

Stamp Act

Declaratory Act

Tea Act

Quebec Act

Coercive Acts

Intolerable Acts

George Grenville

Charles Townshend

virtual representation

actual representation

Loyalists

Tories

Patriots

Committees of Correspondence

Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

Paul Rever’s Ride

Battles of Lexington and Concord

no taxation without representation

autonomy in the empire

Questions to Think About:

What were the British government's policies toward the North American colonies after 1763?

Why was the British government not satisfied with the situation of their North American colonies after 1763?

Why did the policies of the British government make the American colonists angry?

How did the Americans resist unpopular policies of the British government?

How did the British government respond to American resistance of its policies?