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Lesson Four: The Steps Toward Independence, Part 1

Please read these sections of the following article: https://web.archive.org/web/20210810152007/https://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RoadtoRevolution.pdf

• Introduction
• How did the accession of King George III to the throne of Great Britain affect British policies towards the American colonies?
• What was the Seven Years War and how did it contribute to the problems between Great Britain and her colonies?
• How did Indians living in the areas formerly controlled by France react to British rule?
• What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did it impact colonial attitudes towards Great Britain?
• What steps did the British government take to gain control over its finances as the Seven Years War ended?
• How did the colonists in America react to the Currency Act and Sugar Act enacted by Parliament after the Seven Years War?
• What was the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act?
• How did the British Parliament respond to the colonial protest against the Stamp Act?

Lesson Four Review:

True or False:

_____ 1. One of the things that upset the colonists was the aggressive and strict enforcement of the colonial trade laws.

_____ 2. The colonists wanted British soldiers to remain in the colonies to protect them against threats from Indians.

_____ 3. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, which enraged the colonists.

_____ 4. The Stamp Act of 1765 required a government tax stamp on paper goods and all legal documents.

Identify the British and colonists’ actions of the following events:

• French and Indian War
• Proclamation of 1763
• The Stamp Act

Define the following terms:

• Quartering
• Sons of Liberty