5.2 The Colonists Resist Tighter Control

What was one effect of Pontiac's war?

• British issued the Proclamation of 1763
• The Native Americans settled east of the Appalachian Mountains
• Pontiac was hung by the French

What is another word for "import tax"?

• Stamp Act
• Duty
• Boycott
• Petition

What was one way in which colonists acted against British taxes?

• signed Declaratory Act
• petitions
• killed British soldiers
• writs of assistance

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• sugar and molasses
• postage stamps
• newspapers and wills
• tea

How were the Townshend Acts different from other taxes?

• They taxed only tea
• They taxed only British colonists
• They only taxed goods leaving the colonies
• They only taxed products brought into the colonies, not already inside the colonies

What is someone who illegally bought and sold goods to other countries?

• Quarterers 
• Smugglers
• Redcoats
• Militiamen

Who defended the British members of the Boston Massacre?

• Samuel Adams
• John Adams
• Patrick Henry
• King George III

What was a way the Committee of Correspondence spread awareness about the acts?

• violent protests
• boycotted British goods
• wrote pamphlets and letters to spread alarm
• hung British soldiers

Why were the British taxing the colonies?

• to pay for the French and Indian War
• to grow their army
• To earn enough money to take over France

What two things did the colonists see as a direct violation of their rights?

• Boycotts and protests
• Quartering Act and writs of assistance
• smuggling and navigation acts
• petitions and taxes