Tensions Grow in the Colonies

Which of these was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

• British territory was reduced.

• France defeated Great Britain.

• The British were deeply in debt

• Relations between the colonists and Great Britain improved.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• to protect the colonists

• to punish settlers

• to make money for the war

• to reward American Indians

Which part of the British government passed acts?

• Parliament

• the royal family

• the British Congress

• the House of Burgesses

Which law made the colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the Stamp Act

• the Quartering Act

• the Coercive Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

How did the colonist react to the Stamp Act?

• They ignored it.

• They protested until it was repealed.

• They considered it fair.

• They disliked it but went along with it.

The Townshend Acts taxed several goods that the colonies

• tried to sell in other countries

• raised on farms and plantations

• brought into the colonies for sale

• manufactured for use at home

Which did not feed the anger that led to the Boston Massacre?

• The Quartering Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Boston Tea Party

What did the colonists call the laws passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Quartering Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

What was the First Continental Congress?

• the laws passed against colonists

• the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies

• the lawmakers of the British government

• the treaty between colonies

Taxation without representation means

• a person who represents others at a convention or conference.

• the colonists were being taxed without having representatives in the British Parliament

• to bring into a country, especially for sale