British ACTS of the revolution

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies
• Desire for greater religious freedom
• Fear of attacks by American Indians
• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

The _______________ were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• Navigation Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Acts
• Final Acts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as:

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Riots
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Market

Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________the laws.

• Returned
• Rewrote
• Repealed
• Returned

The _______________ acts were taxes on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend 
• Intolerable
• Coercive
• Tea

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

The picture above was published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain.  How does this help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act? 

• The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.
• It was obviously welcomed since American newspapers were reporting about it.
• The colonies were using the skull and crossbones as their primary symbol and they welcomed it.
• The Stamp Act was barely even noticed and this picture indicates the Act was dying.

What did the Townshend Acts bring about? 

• direct taxes on legal documents
• indirect taxes on imported goods such as lead, paint, and glass, etc.
• relief from taxes on tea
• the closing of Boston Harbor

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? 

• They resisted the British regulation of colonial agriculture.
• They supported the right to manufacture goods within the colonies.
• They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands.
• They accepted the presence of more British troops to protect the colonies.