Chapter 5 - The Road to Revolution - Week 1

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Why did some colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763? A) They wanted to openly trade with Native Americans. B) They wanted a larger British presence west of the Appalachians. C) They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward. D) They wanted to claim land west of the Appalachians as British territory.

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They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward.

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What was Prime Minister George Grenville's policy toward the colonies? Options: Britain should allow the colonial assemblies to pass taxes. Britain should allow colonists to settle in all British territories. Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt. Britain did not have the power to force colonists to house British soldiers.

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Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt.

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Why did Virginia and other colonies claim the sole right to tax their inhabitants?

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because colonists had representation only in their colonial assemblies

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Why were many colonists against writs of assistance?

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The writs allowed and justified searches without cause.

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What right of the colonists did the British governor limit when he disbanded the Massachusetts Assembly?

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the right to their own representative governments

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Why did Patriot John Adams defend the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?

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Adams believed all people deserved a fair trial.

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Group that organized and encouraged resistance to taxes and unfair treatment by the British government

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Sons of Liberty

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Group that organized and encouraged resistance to taxes and unfair treatment by the British government

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Sons of Liberty

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What was done to the tax collectors in the colonies to make them not collect taxes?

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The tax collectors were harassed and rocks were thrown at them.

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When colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation", they were denying Parliament's power to

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Levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.