BRITISH ECONOMIC POLICIES

How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their movement?

• They portrayed the British as the aggressors.
• They claimed that people died because of harsh taxes.
• They called for the boycott of British tea and sugar.
• They gathered members from the victim’s families.

Why did the British enact the Proclamation of 1763?

• to gain more land and resources for the British Empire
• to pay off debts incurred during the French and Indian War
• to protect British trade from foreign competition
• to prevent Native Americans and settlers from fighting over land

The Daughters of Liberty helped make fabric for clothing. How did making fabric promote liberty? 

• Women who made fabric had their own income to spend as they pleased.
• Making their own fabric enabled people to avoid buying British goods.
• Because women contributed to the family income, men appreciated them more.
• Women who worked making fabric were freed from child-care duties.

From the point of view of someone living in the American colonies during the 1770s, a patriot was a person who —

• attempted to stop all trade with American merchants
• supported the authority of the king over the colonies
• attempted to referee disputes between Great Britain and the colonies
• supported the movement for American independence

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”
• “Give me liberty or give me death”
• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
• “No taxation without representation“

The roots of the plants in this cartoon represent —

• people living in Great Britain
• opponents of the American Revolution
• factors leading to the American Revolution
• laws passed by colonial assemblies

Which events in U.S. history best complete the time line above?

• Stamp Act, Boston Massacre
• Sugar Act, Shays’s Rebellion
• Townshend Acts, Battle of Yorktown
• Intolerable Acts, Articles of Confederation

Benjamin Franklin was one of the first colonial leaders to suggest a plan for joining all of the colonies. 
He outlined his plan in a document called the – 

• Declaratory Act
• Virginia Resolve
• Writs of Assistance
• Albany Plan of Union

The Boston Massacre was a small clash between ___. This event resulted in ___ deaths. 

• The Royal Governor and colonists; six
• British troops and colonists; five
• British troops and Redcoats; six
• colonists vs colonists; six

On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion. This act is now known as ___. 

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Party Time
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Rebellion