Road to Revolution 2020

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) affect American colonists?

• New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debts

• British troops were removed from the colonies

• Settlements were allowed west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonial trade regulations were reduced

Which British law, passed in 1763, kept colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• the Line of Demarcation

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the Stamp Act

• the Quartering Act

Under the Quartering Act, what could British military commanders do?

• Lodge soldiers wherever necessary

• Tax residents for the support of soldiers

• Take over hotels

• Build new houses to shelter soldiers

The Stamp Act imposed a tax on what item used for documents in the colonies?

• fees from lawyers

• postage used on letters

• the paper used in all documents

• the ink used on the paper

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act?

• to organize the first colonial post office

• to raise money to pay the salary of colonial assemblies

• raise money to pay British costs for the French and Indian War

• to guarantee all colonies would pay the same for a stamp

What made the Stamp Act so unusual was that BEFORE the act, colonists were only taxed by

• the British Parliament

• the King

• their colonial assemblies

• the manufacturers of the goods they bought

Which man was seen as a radical and/or treasonous for protesting the Stamp Act?

• O. Henry

• Patrick Henry

• Landon Henry

• Oliver Henry

"Taxation without representation" was the colonists response to

• sharing tax monies with Native American tribes

• a provision in the Treaty of Paris (1783)

• British economic policies towards the colonies

• the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy

What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?

• Colonial legislatures should be appointed by the King

• Only colonists' elected representatives should tax them

• The English King should have the right to tax the colonists

• The colonists should be opposed to all taxation

Which colony had the most trouble with the British government BEFORE the American Revolution?

• Connecticut

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts