Question

How was the French and Indian War a cause of the American Revolution?(2 points)
Responses

The French and Indian War created debts that the British tried to pay by taxing the colonists.
The French and Indian War created debts that the British tried to pay by taxing the colonists.

The French and Indian War led to the British creating the Quartering Act, allowing soldiers into colonists’ homes.
The French and Indian War led to the British creating the Quartering Act, allowing soldiers into colonists’ homes.

The French and Indian War led to the Proclamation of 1763, which was the final frustration that started the revolution.
The French and Indian War led to the Proclamation of 1763, which was the final frustration that started the revolution.

The French and Indian War led to the British passing the Intolerable Acts to assert authority over the colonists.
The French and Indian War led to the British passing the Intolerable Acts to assert authority over the colonists.

Answer 1

Pick the first and third responses.

- The war left Britain with large debts, so Parliament taxed the colonies (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, etc.), which fueled colonial anger and protest.
- The war also produced the Proclamation of 1763, which barred westward settlement beyond the Appalachians and frustrated colonists who wanted land.

(Quartering and the Intolerable Acts were related issues later on, but the Intolerable Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party, not a direct result of the French and Indian War.)