Unit 1, Quiz #2: Toward Independence

The unjust use of government power-

• tyranny

• monarchy

• anarchy

• aristocracy

Why were colonists upset with the stamp act?

• Made paper goods too expensive.

• Colonists thought that they should have to pay taxes.This is a wrong answer

• Colonists were taxed without representation in Parliament.

• Colonists thought that they should have to pay taxes.

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the-

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

Which statement best describes the colonies before the French and Indian War?

• All colonies were ruled strictly by Great Britain.

• Colonial assemblies created their own laws and taxes.

• The colonies were united as one government.

• Colonists paid more taxes then the people in Great Britain.

The passage of the Townshend Acts led to-

• the French and Indian War.

• the Boston Tea Party

• a boycott of British goods.

• the Proclamation of 1763.

What was proven at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• The British soldiers feared the militias.

• Americans were willing to fight and die to govern themselves.

• The war would be over quickly.

• The war would be an easy victory for the Americans.

How did King George III increase his power over the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• He required them to pay more taxes.

• He took colonist's land away from them.

• He required all men over 18 to enlist in the army.

• He required colonies to send representatives to Parliament.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the-

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

How did the British Parliament react to the Boston Tea Party?

• lowered taxes

• gave colonists a vote in Parliament

• Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts

• Parliament passed the Townshend Acts

What does it mean to take back or cancel a law?

• mercantilism

• charter

• repeal