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Study Guide for Chapter 7: Causes of the Revolution
Please review key vocabulary words:
Lesson 1: ally (p. 229) congress (p.229) rebellion (p.230) proclamation (p.230)
Lesson 2: tax (p.234) smuggling (p.235) liberty (p.235) protest (p.235) boycott (p.236) repeal (p.236)
Lesson 3: massacre (p.240) correspondence (p.241) quarter (p.242) delegate (p.243)
Lesson 4: Patriots (p.250) militia (p.250) minutemen (p.251) commander (p.254) petition (p.254)
Questions to think about:
Lesson 1: The French and Indian War
What was France and Britain fighting for in the French and Indian War? What were some of the
effects of this war?
What was the Proclamation of 1763? Why did the colonists oppose it?
Lesson 2: Early Conflicts with Britain
What were the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts, and why did the colonists
oppose them?
What were some of the ways the colonists came together to demonstrate their unity against
Parliament’s taxes?
Lesson 3: Conflicts Grow
What were some of the individual contributions of Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin
Franklin?
Why did the colonists set up Committees of Correspondence?
In 1773, Parliament’s Tea Act made the East India Company of Britain the provider of tea to
America. This decree led to the Boston Tea Party. As a result of the Tea Party, Parliament punished
the colonists by passing the Coercive Acts. How did the Coercive Acts affect the colonists?
Lesson 4: War Begins
What was significant about the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill held on Breed’s Hill?
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important for the colonists?
What was the goal of the Second Continental Congress?