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Multiple Choice

What did the Stamp Act Tax

• Tea and Sugar

• mail sent between england and the american Colonies

• it was an income tax on colonial lawyers

• printed materials like newspapers and legal Documents

Multiple Choice

Why did the british government decide to tax colonies?

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• To pay for a new palace for king George

• To pay for a war against Spain

• to pay for improvements in the city of london

• to pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy

Multiple Choice

What year did the British begin to impose the stamp Act?

• 1760

• 1762

• 1765

• 1775

• 1776

Multiple Choice

What Year did the Sugar Act start?

• 1760

• 1765

• 1764

• 1770

Multiple Choice

Who dumped East India tea into Boston Harbor?

• Mohawk Indians

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• British Soldiers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a reason East India tea was dumped into Boston Harbor?

• the East India Co. was given a monopoly

• the Tea Act was passed by Parliament

• Colonists were protesting British taxes

• French soldiers were trying to frame the colonists

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the law made to punish the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• Proclamation of 1773

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Party Acts

Multiple Choice

Why was there a war between the British and the French in 1756?

• Money

• land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Trade

• Fighting for friendship with the Natives

Multiple Choice

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

• Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

Multiple Choice

According to the British what was the REASON for the Proclamation of 1763?

• The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.

• The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.

• It was attempt to end conflicts/war between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Multiple Choice

In general, how did the colonists view the Proclamation of 1763?

• They felt that it supported their freedom and they SUPPORTED it.

• They felt it was an infringement on their freedom of movement and were ANGRY about it.

• They were not involved so it did not affect them.

• They supported it because they believed the King had the AUTHORITY to make this law.

Multiple Choice

1. In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed four harsh laws that colonists called the ___________________________________ .

• TEA ACT

• INTOLERABLE ACTS

Multiple Choice

4. The Coercive Acts dispatched four regiments of British soldiers to Boston and authorized army officers to __________________________________

the troops in the homes of private citizens.

• EVICT

• QUARTER

Multiple Choice

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?

• Boston Massacre

• The Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

Fill in the Blank

The Intolerable Acts ____________ the port of Boston.

Multiple Choice

Patriot Americans changed the name parliament gave to The Intolerable Acts. What was the original name?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Port Act

• The Townsend Act

• The Coercive Acts