8th 3.2

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that

• any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

Why did the colonists object so strongly to writs of assistance?

• They violated property rights under British law.

• They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.

• They encouraged expansion of trade with England.