Road to Revolution

The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the following:

• introduced a boundary line that kept colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains

• set a tax on tea

• closed the boston harbor

Why did the British decide to start taxing the colonists starting in 1764?

• Pay off French and Indian War debt

• To be mean to them

• To show that they had control over them

• To pay for roads, bridges and education

The 1764 tax that parliament passed on sugar, molasses, and other imported goods was called

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

The Stamp Act put a tax on all of which of the following items?

• marriage licenses

• published materials

• playing cards

• all of the above

The British cost saving act that required colonists to pay for the housing soldiers and provide them with supplies. This meant british soldiers could move in with you.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

Which of these goods were taxed in the Townshend Acts?

• glass

• lead

• paint

• all of the above

Due to parliaments direct taxation of the colonies the colonists decided to boycott British goods. What is a boycott?

• Decision to pay taxes

• Refusal to purchase goods

• It is a boy who sleeps on a cott

• To take away

Due to colonial boycotts of British goods, Parliament repealed all of the Townshend Acts in 1770 except for the tax on

• paint

• paper

• tea

• lead

Due to parliaments direct taxation of the colonies, the colonists took up a memorable battle cry. What was that battlecry?

• No taxation without representation

• Common sense

• Freedom or Death

What were the actions of the Sons of Liberty in the resistance against the British leading up to the Revolutionary War?

• they staged peaceful and violent protests such as burning stamp paper and feathering tax officials

• The helped the British in enforcing parliaments laws

• They were trained to act a minutes notice to protect the colonies