Toward Independence

Before 1760, how did the colonies pass laws?

• The colonies depended upon the British government.
• The colonies were united into one government.
• The colonies had representation in Parliament.
• The colonies had assemblies that passed laws. 

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.
• The colonists were given their independence.
• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.
• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.
• They had no representatives to vote on the tax. 
• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

Who gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• Spain
• France 
• Great Britain 
• American Indians

Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• African slaves
• British soldiers
• American Indians
• American colonists

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• British soldiers
• American Indians

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• create anti-British sentiment.
• create trouble for the colonists.
• warn of a deadly disease in the city.
• describe the truth about what happened.

What was the effect of the Townshend Acts?

• Proclamation of 1763
• French and Indian War
• boycott of British goods
• expansion of the British Empire

What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?

• The Stamp Act
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Boston Massacre
• The Proclamation of 1763

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

• It took away colonists' land.
• It demanded that colonists join the army
• It required that colonists pay taxes. 
• It forced colonists to work for the government.