Road to Revolution

Why did the British government stop their policy of salutary neglect after the French and Indian war?

• They felt the colonies were not capable of governing themselves.
• They needed to collect taxes to pay off debt and support the British army.
• They were angry at the treatment British soldiers received.
• They wanted to punish the colonists for not helping defeat the French.

After the French and Indian War, how did the British attitude toward the colonists change?

• The British believed the colonists could defend themselves and withdrew all troops.
• The British decided to practice salutary neglect and ignore the colonists.
• The British imposed new taxes and tried to control colonial trade.
• The British gave the colonists more freedom and allowed them to elect their leaders.

What mountains were used as a physical boundary to prevent the colonists from westward settlement.

• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Swiss Alps

After the Boston Tea Party, the British closed the port of Boston and passed the Coercive Acts. What did the colonists refer to these acts as?

• The Intolerable Acts
• The Lame Acts
• The Stamp Acts
• The American Acts

The Tea Act forced colonists to only buy tea from: 

• China
• East India Trading Company
• Bojangles
• Spain

What event did the Sons of Liberty use to stir up anger against the British?

• Boston Marathon
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Celtics

What act forced colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their homes?

• Home Act
• Quartering Act
• Stamp Act
• Roommate Act

What act prevented colonists from settling in westward lands?

• Westward Act
• Land Act
• Proclamation Act of 1763
• Settlement Act

Samuel Adams is known for what part of the American Revolution?

• He fired the first shot at the Battles of Lexington and Concord
• He was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution
• He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty
• He was a famous for the Boston Massacre engraving

Which series of Acts punished the town of Boston for the Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts
• Quartering Acts
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act