Prelude to the Revolution

Which of the following is one way the Enlightenment affected how government was viewed during this time period?

• It led scientists to better understand the basic laws that govern nature

• It led the colonists to begin to demand more political equality for all citizens

• It led citizens to become more isolated and less likely to discuss politics

• It led people to believe a social contract existed between the government and its citizens

Which of the following happened as a result of the proclamation of 1763

• The fighting between the colonists and the Native Americans ended

• Colonists were angered and began a rebellion against the English

• The French were allowed to settle as the colonists left.

• Most colonists thought the law was unfair and continued to settle on the Western frontier

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence

• To keep the British informed of the colonist's actions

• To discuss British actions and decide on a response

• To increase support for British rule

• To protest the Stamp Act

This law affected everything printed on paper.

• Paper act

• Stamp act

• Tea act

• Townshend Act

__________ allowed British officials to search anyone's property at any time for smuggled goods.

• Writs of assistance under the Townshend Act

• A provision in the Proclamation of 1763

• The definition of Salutary neglect

• A provision in the Tea Act

What was the Tea Act?

• If forced colonists to buy British tea instead of less expensive colonial tea.

• It limited how much tea each colonists could purchase from the British East India company.

• It placed a tax on tea so colonist had to pay higher prices for tea bought from colonial merchants.

• It allowed the British East India company to sell tea directly to colonists instead of through a colonial merchant.

Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

• Colonist who wanted to monopolize the tea trade.

• Colonist who wanted to block all colonial trade with Britain.

• Colonist who wanted to run for seats in the British Parliament.

• Colonists who organized anti-British protests.

Which of the following was the reaction of the English government to the colonial protest against the Stamp Act?

• Parliament quartered troops in colonist's homes.

• Parliament ignored the protest and continued enforcing the law.

• Parliament rounded up and arrested the members of the Sons of Liberty.

• Parliament repealed the Act due to pressure received from British merchants.

Colonists learned that their most effective (best) weapon against unpopular British tax measures was

• Violent demonstrations, such as tar and feathering

• Sending written petitions to Parliament

• Boycotting British goods

• Writing anti-british editorials in the newspaper

Why did parliament pass the coercive or intolerable Acts

• To punish the colonists for the Boston massacre

• To punish the colonists for buying "Liberty tea"

• To punish colonial newspapers for writing anti-british articles.

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party