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