Tensions Between Great Britain and the Colonies

Which was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

• British territory was reduced.

• France defeated Great Britain.

• The British went deeply into debt.

• Relationships between the colonists and Great Britain improved.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• to protect the colonists and give land to the Indians

• to punish the settlers

• to make money for the war

• to increase Great Britains debts

Which part of the British government passes acts?

• Parliament

• the royal family

• the British Congress

• the House of Burgesses

Which of these laws required colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the Stamp Act

• the Quartering Act

• the Townshend Acts

• the Proclamation of 1763

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• ignored it

• considered it fair

• protested until it was repealed (canceled)

• disliked it but went along with it

The Townshend Acts taxed several goods that the colonies imported, or

• tried to sell in other countries

• manufactured for use at home

• raised on farms and plantations

• brought into the colonies for sale

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• the Boston Massacre

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Quartering Acts

• the Stamp Act

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• rubber stamps

• candles

• printed paper products

• tea

To protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service

• boycott

• import

• protest

• delegate

A meeting of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed

• First Continental Congress

• taxation without representation

• repeal

• boycott