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Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger colonists?

• The law restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The decree returned land back to Native Americans.

• The law allowed enslaved Africans to purchase plantations.

• The proclamation declared the colonies independent.

What statement BEST explains the British government's reason for imposing taxes on American colonies?

• England was in massive debt following the French and Indian War.

• England was providing more rights and economic assistance to the colonies.

• The colonies had not contributed to defeating the French during the war.

• The British government was trying to raise money to expand colonies to the west.

Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act?

• The colonists believed that the law was too harsh on Native Americans.

• The Sons of Liberty opposed the law because it interfered with the American stamp trade.

• The colonists were upset that they were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The law outraged the colonists because they believed that only their local assemblies could tax them - not Parliament.

Why was the phrase "no taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause?

• Colonists did not have representatives in Parliament and believed Parliament should not tax them.

• Colonists believed that Parliament should only tax certain items.

• Colonists believed that Parliament wanted to start a war.

• Colonists believed taxation would end if protests ended.

While protesting British policies in the colonies, the Sons of Liberty engaged in many tactics. Which is generally considered to be the most effective?

• issuing writs of assistance

• inciting mob violence

• boycotting British goods

• influencing colonist's opinions with propaganda

How did the Daughters of Liberty protest the British tariffs and laws?

• They organized protests and riots.

• They spied on the British troops.

• They published letters in newspapers denouncing the tariffs and laws.

• They organized public spinning bees to make textiles, and they made Liberty Tea.

How did the Sons of Liberty use propaganda to rally colonists after the Boston Massacre?

• They blamed Native Americans for starting the violent confrontation.

• They worked with the Daughters of Liberty to organize boycotts of British goods.

• They posted signs that explained how a person could become a delegate to Congress.

• They portrayed the violence as a deadly encounter between innocent Americans and bloodthirsty redcoats in Paul Revere's famous engraving.

How did the colonists demonstrate their anger over the Tea Act?

• The Sons of Liberty protested the act by destroying millions of dollars worth of British tea.

• The Daughters of Liberty opposed the act by organizing sewing circles.

• The colonists sent delegates to the Continental Congress to represent their interests.

• The Loyalists began to supply British troops with weapons and information.

How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The British sent troops to occupy Washington, D.C.

• The British navy formed blockade around New York City.

• The British Parliament issued the Intolerable Acts.

• King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition.

Why did Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts?

• to raise money to pay the French and Indian War debt

• to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• to prevent the colonists from fighting for independence

• so the colonists could purchase tea from only the East India Company