Road to the Revolution

From 1763 to 1774, Britain passed several laws that affected the American colonies. What were they called?

• taxes
• acts
• debts
• articles

Many colonists became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government. What did the colonists call this unfair action?

• the Proclamation of 1763
• metaphor
• Stamp Act 
• taxation without representation 

Many American colonists were unhappy with British laws such as the Stamp Act. What did they do to show that they did not like them?

• protest 
• go home 
• drink tea 
• buy stamps 

The British government spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War. What were the unpaid bills called?

• taxes 
• debts 
• Intolerable Acts
• delegates 

Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of March 5, 1770, as the Boston Massacre?

• a British Soldier 
• King George III of England 
• a colonist from Boston 
• a visitor from another country 

Which of these acts passed by the British parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the Proclamation of 1763
• the Quartering Act 
• the Stamp Act 
• the Intolerable Acts 

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?

• it was a protest against the Tea Act 
• Colonists dressed like British soldiers 
• Colonists threw thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston 
• People in England were angered by this 

Why did Britain create the Proclamation of 1763?

• to protect American settlers from attack by Native Americans 
• to punish the colonists for not helping during the French and Indian War 
• to make money for the French and Indian War debts 
• to reward Native Americans after the French and Indian war  

Which act required all items printed of paper were to be taxed and have a large blue design placed on them? 

• The Quartering Act 
• The Paint Act 
• The Stamp Act 
• The Stomp Act 

After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed laws to punish the colonists. What did the colonists call these laws?

• the Quartering Act 
• there was no punishment because nobody liked British tea 
• the Intolerable Acts 
• the Stamp Act