Proclamation of 1763
A. France and Spain
B. France and England
C. England and the Native Americans
B. France and England
Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England __________.
a. did not allow the colonies to grow their own tea
b. gave East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies
b. gave East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies
The Sugar Act was a law meant to _________.
a. raise British popularity in the colonies
b. raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War.
b. raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War
How many colonies were represented at the First Continental Congress?
a. 12
b. 13
a. 12
Which battle came first?
a. Battle of Lexington
b. Battle of Concord
a. Battle of Lexington
France surrendered all of their ______ in North American when they lost the French and Indian War?
a. land claims
b. soldiers
c. loyalists
A. Land claims
The Boston Massacre was a small clash between _____________. This event resulted in ___________ deaths.
a. The Royal Governor and colonists; 6 died
b. The British Troops and colonists; 5 died
b. The British Troops and colonists; 5 died
The Sugar Act angered colonists mostly because they did not agree with __________.
a. England's ability to rule the colonies
b. Taxation without representation
b. Taxation without representation
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders. They sent a petition to King George III stating that__________________.
a. Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair.
b. they were immediately separating with England
a. Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair.
British troops marched to Lexington and Concord to _________________.
a. kill all the militiamen
b. to find weapons, capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock
b. to find weapons, capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock
The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ________.
a. George Washington
b. Samuel Adams
c. King George III
c. King George III
___________ were formed to share information among the colonies concerning what was being done to resist the British
a. The Committees of Correspondence
b. First Continental Congress
a. The Committees of Correspondence
The Stamp Act was a tax placed on all _____________.
a. liquid products
b. printed paper products
c. trees
b. printed paper products
The First Continental Congress urged colonists to ______________ British goods if the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were not repealed.
a. purchase
b. boycott
b. boycott
What was the effect of the Intolerable Acts?
a. colonial rebellion against England decreased
b. colonial rebellion against England increased
b. colonial rebellion against England increased
The Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from settling _______.
a. West of the Appalachian Mountains
b. East of the Appalachian Mountains
c. North of the Indiana Valley
A. West of the Appalachian Mountains
On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor as an act of rebellion.
a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Tea Party
The Townshend Acts were designed to help England _____________.
a. raise money to cover the costs of the French and Indian War
b. raise money for supplies
a. raise money to cover the costs of the French and Indian War
What did they tell King George III would happen if he did not meet the requests of the colonies?
a. they would meet again to discuss next steps
b. they would stop fighting the British troops
a. they would meet again to discuss next steps
The actions of the militiamen at the Battles of Lexington and Concord showed the British that___________________.
a. the colonists were organized and professional fighters
b. colonists were willing to stand up to England
b. colonists were willing to stand up to England
The Proclamation of 1763 was an effort to _______ conflicts between the colonists and Native Americans.
a. increase
b. decrease
a. decrease
England punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by passing the ____________________.
a. Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
b. The Tea Act
a. Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
The Townshend Acts taxed the following items:
a. glass, sugar, tea, and paint
b. tea, windows, lead and corn
c. glass, paper, paint and tea (and lead)
c. glass, paper, paint and tea (and lead)
The First Continental Congress told King George III that they were still ____________________ to England.
a. loyal
b. neutral
a. loyal
How did the militiamen end the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a. they attacked the British soldiers on the way back to Boston
b. they lost the battle of Lexington
a. they attacked the British soldiers on the way back to Boston