The main goal of British Colonial Policies such as the Stamp Act was to

enable Great Britain to raise revenues (taxes)

The British tax law that created a monopoly was the

Tea Act because it gave sole control of tea trade to 1 group

You will pass the Revolutionary War test if you

Study your Social Studies notes in your SSNB

The British could not escape at Yorktown because

The French navy was blockading the Chesapeake Bay

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION means....

Colonists not represented in Parliament, so cannot tax them

Parliament passed the Sugar, Stamp, and Tea Acts to

To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

Colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it

limited the freedom to move west and claim land

Why was the engraving depicting the Boston Massacre found in a colonial newspaper?

Soldiers are firing into unarmed citizens

All of the tax laws and British acts imposed on the colonists

Created financial difficulties for the colonists

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1
The main goal of British Colonial Policies such as the Stamp Act was to
encourage immigration to the colonies
allow colonists greater self- government
encourage trade with Europe
enable Great Britain to raise revenues (taxes)
2
British advantages in the American Revolution included....
All choices are correct
A well trained, experienced army
1 in 3 colonists were Loyalists
The strongest navy in the world
3
The British tax law that created a monopoly was the
Tea Act because it gave sole control of tea trade to 1 group
Intolerable Acts because it closed Boston Ports
Sugar Act because it lowered prices
Stamp Act because it taxed documents
4
You will pass the Revolutionary War test if you
Study Science the night before
Sleep
Play video games instead of studying
Study your Social Studies notes in your SSNB
5
Thomas Paine said "give up the alliance and oppose tyranny" wanted colonists to
Become Loyalists
Support the Revolution
Be neutral during the Revolution
Pledge allegiance to King George III
6
Which is NOT a way colonists protested British interference?
Protests and demonstrations
Boycotts
Execution of royal governors
Tarring and feathering Tories
7
The engraving was made by a __________ to create bias against the ________
Patriot....French
Loyalist....Governor
French...British
Patriot...British
8
The British could not escape at Yorktown because
The rivers were frozen
They did not know which way to go
The French navy was blockading the Chesapeake Bay
The French navy defeated the British navy
9
Colonists who supported and defended the British Parliament and the KIng's reign where called
Loyalists
Patriots
Enslaved people
Patriots and Loyalists
10
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION means....
Only legislatures could tax people
Government never had the right to tax people
Continental Congress could tax the states
Colonists not represented in Parliament, so cannot tax them
11
Parliament passed the Sugar, Stamp, and Tea Acts to
To make sure England made profits
Maintain mercantilism in the colonies
To show that Parliament was in control not the Assemblies
To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
12
Colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it
limited the freedom to move west and claim land
gave Florida to the French
Gave too much control to Canada
Native Americans were upset colonists would not move west
13
Why was the engraving depicting the Boston Massacre found in a colonial newspaper?
The Sons of Liberty are leading the citizens
The colonists are winning the battle
Soldiers are firing into unarmed citizens
This shows a lack of organization by the protestors
14
All of the tax laws and British acts imposed on the colonists
Did not affect the colonists because it only taxed 1 colony
Created financial difficulties for the colonists
Only taxed luxury goods and had no affect
Allowed colonists to operate freely from Great Britain
15
The Boston Massacre occurs in 1770, after the Stamp Act (1765) and before the Boston Tea Party.
True
False

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