The revenue that Great Britain hoped to raise in the colonies

needed by British government to pay debts from the War.

Which phrase if directly associated with the American colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?

No taxation without representation.

What role did the Sons of Liberty play in the fight for liberty in the colonies?

staged peaceful & violent protests against Parliament laws.

The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to

provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

B. unify the colonies in the response to Intolerable Acts

Why did British troops march from Boston into the Lexington & Concord in April 1775?

to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia's supplies

What did the colonists most dislike about the Stamp Act?

they had no representatives to vote on the tax

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

colonists were willing to fight for right to govern selves

In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

It required that colonists pay taxes.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Intolerable Acts?

a tax on legal documents in the form of stamps and seals

Why did the British Parliament tax the colonists?

French & Indian War made a large debt for the British govt.

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1
The revenue that Great Britain hoped to raise in the colonies
was used to help colonists expand onto more land.
needed by British government to pay debts from the War.
was collected by British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
was required to have an official tax stamp on it.
2
Which phrase if directly associated with the American colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?
All men are created equal
No taxation without representation.
Life liberty and pursuit of happiness
Give me liberty or give me death
3
Secret society of colonists who protested and threatened tax collectors?
Townshend Acts
Sons of Liberty
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
4
What role did the Sons of Liberty play in the fight for liberty in the colonies?
voted to ban trade w/Britain until the Int. were repealed.
staged peaceful & violent protests against Parliament laws.
trained to act at a minutes warning to protect the colonies
aided the British in enforcing Parliament's laws
5
Law that established no further settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
6
Law that taxed colonists on all paper products
Committees of Correspondence
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
7
The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to
provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
pay for the salaries of British soldiers.
stop making their own coins and use British money instead.
buy only goods that were made in Great Britain.
8
During the Revolutionary War, people who sided with the rebels were called?
militia
Loyalists
minutemen
patriots
9
Group responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Committees of Correspondence
10
Event in which British soldiers killed protesting colonists?
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
11
What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?
B. unify the colonies in the response to Intolerable Acts
bring representatives from England and America together.
To create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans.
To declare war on Great Britain.
12
Why were the boycotts of British goods/items an effective form of protest against British taxes
B.British lost money b/c colonists did not buy taxed items
C.Colonies lost $ b/c colonists refused to buy taxed items
Both A and B
A.The govt. didn't get money b/c they refused buy taxed item
13
Why did British troops march from Boston into the Lexington & Concord in April 1775?
to capture Paul Revere
to break up the first Continental Congress
to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia's supplies
to recover cannons that rebel colonists had captured
14
Law that among other limits closed the Boston Harbor until a debt was paid to Great Britain?
Tea Act
Sons of Liberty
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
15
As a result of this, colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Sons of Liberty
16
this became propaganda to show as a symbol of British tyranny(control)?
Revolutionary War
the Boston Massacre
the Continental Army
the Battle of Bunker Hill
17
What did the colonists most dislike about the Stamp Act?
they did not believe in any form of taxation
People in Great Britain were only taxed on property
People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes
they had no representatives to vote on the tax
18
What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
colonists were willing to fight for right to govern selves
British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies
colonial militia was no match for the British troops.
The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.
19
Law that taxed glass, lead, paper, tea... British imports?
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
20
In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
It forced colonists to work for the government.
Required all colonists to be member of the Church of England
It demanded that colonists join the army
It required that colonists pay taxes.
21
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Intolerable Acts?
The government of Massachusetts was shut down
Trial of British soldiers is moved to Great Britain.
Boston Harbor was closed
a tax on legal documents in the form of stamps and seals
22
Why did the British Parliament tax the colonists?
wanted to stop the colonists trading with other nations.
Parliament was taking advantage of poorly organized colonies
wanted to punish colonists for the French & Indian war
French & Indian War made a large debt for the British govt.
23
Members of the Sons of Liberty would have come from which group
American Indians
British soldiers
Patriots
Loyalists

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