Causes of the American Revolution Study Guide 1. Albany Plan of the Union – Ben Franklin – What does it mean? – Written by Ben Franklin. Join or Die Flag. Colonies needed to join together against France if they wanted to survive the French & Indian War. 2. Results of the French & Indian War, what caused them & which causes were examples of Civil Disobedience. – Results of the F & I War: England is now the dominant power in North America (gained new land). France lost land and power. Boycott , Smuggling , Navigation Acts, Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, writs of Assistance, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party , Intolerable Acts(Coercive Acts). (The Underlined are examples of Civil Disobedience) 3. Which Indians fought with which side during the F & I War & Why – Iroquois – English…French had many other smaller tribes. The smaller tribes sided with the French, as the French weren’t as mean to the Indians (taking their land and killing them). The English got the Iroquois, b/c they were the largest and most powerful Indian tribe and they were enemies of the smaller tribes. 4. Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre engraving – who is in it? What was it used for? Who was Paul Revere? –Left our Crispus Attucks. Paul Revere was a patriot/Son of Liberty that created this engraving to show the colonist point of view. It was used as Propaganda. 5. Patriot vs. Loyalist – know definitions. – Patriots were those colonists against the king. Loyalists were those colonists that were for the kings. 6. Propaganda – definition. Give Examples. – Propaganda is the telling of something from one side. When you try to use just one side of the story to persuade people. Boston Massacre engraving from Paul Revere. 7. Lexington & Concord – What happened? Causes & effects. – Shot heard round the world. Started the Revolution. British tried to capture colonial leaders and ammunition. Colonists fought back and drove the British army back to Boston. 8. Geography of the colonies – Geography played an important role in the expansion westward after the F& I War. The Appalachian Mountains were a geographical obstacle b/c of the Proclamation of 1763. 9. Washington’s experiences in the French & Indian War & their impact. – Washington wasn’t very good in the French & Indian war. He learned from his mistakes and thus became better the more he fought. As he fought for the British, he knew their plans of attack. Both things will help the Americans as they fight against the British for their Independence. 10. Patrick Henry – speech & its impact, what it meant. – If this be treason, then let us be treasonous. (Means if we are going to be accused of being a traitor, then let’s do traitor type stuff.) Give me liberty or give me death. (Means If I can’t be free, then I might as well be put to death; b/c freedom is worth fighting for.) Patrick Henry was a fiery speech giver that influenced the colonists to join the patriot cause. 11. Sons of Liberty – definition, what caused this group to form? – Secret society created to help the colonists protest the king’s taxes. Used boycott and tarring and feathering to make their point. Came about b/c of the Stamp Act. 12. Intolerable Acts (coercive Acts) – definition, what caused it, impact of it. – Punishment passed by the King towards the colonist’s b/c of the Boston tea party. Closed the port of Boston & passed a Quartering Act until the colonists could pay back the money they cost the king. One of the Final Straws that led to the American Revolution.