MS 3.2

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that

• the colonies should expand trade with other nations.

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

• any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Tax?

• It wasn’t consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

Why did the colonists object so strongly to the writs of assistance?

• They violated property rights under British law.

• They restricted the right to public protests.

• They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.

• They encouraged expansion of trade with England.

Why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of participation in the Boston Massacre?

• He wanted to improve his knowledge of British trial law.

• He wanted the experience in court to further his career.

• He wanted a quick conviction of guilt for all the soldiers.

• He wanted to show that colonists believed in justice.