Acts
________ Placed a tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo to help pay off Britain’s war debt.
A) Stamp Act (1764)
B) Townshend Acts (1767)
C) Sugar Act (1764)
D) Intolerable Acts (1774)
C. Sugar Act (1764)
Who was in charge of Britain during this time?
A) King George III
B) Paul Revere
C) Patrick Henry
A) King George III
What was the Boston Tea Party (1773) about?
A) To protest the tea tax, colonists disguised themselves and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
B) To celebrate the newly untaxed tea by having a tea party celebration.
C) A wonderful tea party, which took place between the British and colonists.
D) A bunch of colonists collectively gathered around the British Parliament members and toasted the imports of the latest British tea.
A) To protest the tea tax, colonists disguised themselves and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
Required a special government stamp on all paper documents (newspapers, legal papers, etc.)
A) Sugar Act (1764)
B) Stamp Act (1765)
C) Townshend Acts (1767)
D) Intolerable Acts (1774)
B) Stamp Act (1765)
Which war strategy did the British primarily use during the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?
A) Guerrilla Warfare
B) Straight lines
A) Guerrilla Warfare
What was the Boston Massacre (1770) about?
A) The tax on tea was so irrational that it caused the colonists to revolt in deadly protests.
B) Anyone who was British was sent to prison for their unjust control over the colonists.
C) Mass killing of the colonists who lived in Boston.
D) A tense confrontation where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
D) A tense confrontation where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
__________ troops were set up in Boston
A) French
B) Native American
C) Italian
D) British
B) Native American
Which phrase was the famous protest cry of the colonists?
A) "Try me."
B) "Cry me a river."
C) "No Taxation Without Representation"
D) "We love the king!"
C) "No Taxation Without Representation"
Tea Act (1777)
A) granted the struggling British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, allowing direct shipments to bypass colonial merchants
B) was an act put in place to enforce mandatory tea parties
C) was favorable amongst the colonists
A) granted the struggling British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, allowing direct shipments to bypass colonial merchant
There were British troops in Boston: Soldiers were sent to Boston to protect _____ collectors and __________ order as protests grew.
A) Tax and Maintain
B) Peace and Continue
C) Colonist and Discard (get rid of)
D) Debt and Soften
A) Tax and Maintain
Why did the colonists believe it was unfair for the British Parliament to pass tax laws?
A) They passed the laws in the middle of the night
B) They passed the laws during a holiday
C) They feel that the members of the British Parliament are fair, but the tax should've been slightly less
D) They believed it was unfair because the colonists had no representatives there to vote or speak for them
D) They believed it was unfair because the colonists had no representatives there to vote or speak for them
Who used Guerrilla Warfare during the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?
A) British
B) French
A) British
Who said the phrase "shot heard 'round the world"?
A) Paul Revere
B) Samuel Adams
A) Paul Revere
__________ placed taxes on imported goods like glass, lead, paint, and tea.
A) Sugar Act (1764)
B) Stamp Act (1765)
C) Townshend Acts (1767)
D) Intolerable Acts (1774)
C) Townshend Acts (1767)
King George III ____________ colonist from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains.
A) encouraged
B) allowed
C) bribed
D) forbade (did not allow)
D) forbade (did not allow)
What was the First Continental Congress (1774) about?
A) Leaders from the colonies met to write a petition of rights to the king and agreed to stop trading with Britain.
B) The British citizens were exiled from Boston
C) Trade between Britain and America grew increasingly (more).
D) The British were successful in dominating continental trade.
A) Leaders from the colonies met to write a petition of rights to the king and agreed to stop trading with Britain.
Which treaty ended the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?
A) The Proclamation of 1763
B) The Treaty of Paul Revere
C) The Treaty of Paris, 1763
C) The Treaty of Paris, 1763
Famous Quotes to Know: Who was famous for his passionate speech ending with, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
Paul Revere
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Samuel Adams
C) Patrick Henry
C) Patrick Henry
_______ punished Boston by closing the harbor, forcing colonists to house soldiers, and banning town meetings
A) Sugar Act (1764)
B) Intolerable Acts (1774)
C) Stamp Act (1765)
Townshend Acts (1767)
B) Intolerable Acts (1774)
“France gave up its claims to ____________, and Britain gained all the land east of the Mississippi River.”
A) America
B) Italy
C) North Korea
D) Canada
D) Canada
Colonial Resistance and Key Events: The Stamp Act Congress: Colonists united to protest the Stamp Act, leading Britain to ____________ the law in 1766.
A) Enforce (make happen)
B) Repeal (cancel)
C) Pause
B) Repeal (cancel)
The French and Indian War (1754–1763): What was the conflict?
A) Britain and France fought for control of the Ohio River Valley. Both sides wanted this land for trade (especially furs) and to expand their empires.
B) Britain and America fought for control of the Ohio River Valley. Both sides wanted this land for trade (especially gold) and to expand their empires.
C) Britain and France also fought for control of the Mississippi River. Both sides wanted this land for trade (especially furs and other resources) and to expand their empires
A) Britain and France fought for control of the Ohio River Valley. Both sides wanted this land for trade (especially furs) and to expand their empires.