The Spirit of Independence

What British law prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Coercive Act

What were the papers that gave British officers the right to search for smuggled goods?

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Habeas corpus

• Writs of assistance

What TWO protest groups did Samuel Adams help start?

• Minutemen

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Committee of Correspondence

What TWO laws taxed colonists?

• Coercive Act

• Tea Act

• Quebec Act

• Sugar Act

What statement is TRUE about the Boston Massacre?

• It occurred in Philadelphia

• British officers beat colonists

• Five colonists were killed

• It started with a fight between colonists

The Boston Tea Party was a sign that _________________________.

• the colonists were tired of tea

• the British were losing control of the colonies

• the colonists liked dressing up as Indians

• people in Boston had the best parties

In 1774, Britain passed the Coercive Acts. The colonists called these acts the _____________________.

• Intolerable Acts

• final act

• Declaratory Acts

• acts of war

Who were the minutemen?

• members of the Suffolk Reserves

• British soldiers

• colonial militia members

• delegates to the Continental Congress

What TWO hills were the site of the first major battle between the British and the colonists?

• Bunker Hill

• Hollywood Hill

• Beverly Hill

• Breed's Hill

Colonists had to decide whether to join the rebels or stay loyal to Britain. Colonists on the British side were called ______________.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

• Sons of Liberty