Question

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

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 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 passing the Intolerable Acts to assert authority over the colonists.

Answer 1

Select these two responses:

- The French and Indian War led to the British creating the Quartering Act, allowing soldiers into colonists’ homes.
- After the war Britain kept a standing army in America and passed the Quartering Act to house troops, which many colonists saw as an infringement on their rights.

- The French and Indian War created debts that the British tried to pay by taxing the colonists.
- To pay war debts and the cost of defending the colonies, Britain imposed taxes (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts), which provoked colonial anger and resistance.