Beginning of the Revolution

What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?

• Colonists were ignoring the Proclamation Line.

• Colonists did not live in England but did enjoy English rights.

• Colonists should help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War.

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Declaratory Act

Which act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

Act of refusing to buy certain goods or services

• neutral

• militia

• boycott

Those who opposed war for independence with Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• neutral

Taking neither side in a conflict

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• neutral

American colonists who wanted independence from Britain

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• neutral

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• to avoid conflicts with French traders in the Ohio Valley

• to avoid conflicts with Native Americans in the Ohio Valley

• to prevent the smuggling of molasses into the British colonies

What is one way Britain punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament placed limits on the right to call town meetings.

• Parliament imposed new taxes on glass, paper, and paint.

• Parliament outlawed the formation of colonial militias.

Army of citizens who serve during emergencies

• Hessians

• boycott

• militia