Road to the American Revolution

The main reason that Great Britain established the Proclamation Line

• avoid conflicts with the French settlers and the Native Americans
• make profits by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
• allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

Which action of civil disobedience caused Great Britain to pass more laws to punish the colonist?

• Placing restrictions on Spain and France
• Firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington
• Colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor

What is a boycott?

• Boycott is the name for Britain's law-making assembly.
• A boycott is a refusal to buy goods.
• A boycott is a tax on imported goods.
• A boycott is a volunteer army.

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
• It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
• It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
• It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.

What was the Boston Massacre?

• It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
• It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
• It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
• It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.

Which Act allowed one company to sell tea to the colonies?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts

What Act placed a tax on goods imported from Great Britain?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts

What Act placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts

What is a militia?

• Militia is the name of Britain's law-making assembly.
• A militia is a tax on imported goods.
• A militia is a refusal to buy goods.
• A militia is a volunteer army.

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?

• It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
• It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
• It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
• It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.