Road to Revolution REVIEW

Why were the colonists so upset about the Stamp Act?

• they believed it was "taxation without representation"

• they believed smuggling stamps was cheaper

• they believed they should be excluded from paying the tax

• they believed they should only have to pay tax on sugar

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the French & Indian War?

• war debt

• Navigation Acts

• France was removed from Ohio River Valley

• Intolerable Acts

What laws were enacted as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Navigation Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Pitt Laws

Which of the following were included in the Coercive Acts? (check all that apply)

• Boston port was closed

• quartering of British soldiers

• limited ability of citizens to meet at town hall meetings

• stopped trading with countries other than Great Britain

• sent British officials who committed crimes back to Great Britain for trial

Which statement best describes the Proclamation of 1763?

• colonists settle on the west and Indians settle on the east of Appalachian Mtns

• colonists could only use British ships when importing and exporting goods

• colonists settle on the east and Indians settle on west of Appalachian Mtns

• colonists had to pay tax on all imported goods

Which items were taxed as part of the Townshend Acts? (check all that apply)

• tea

• glass

• paint

• wood

• paper

Why was anti-British sentiment less in the Georgia colony?

• there were less British in Georgia

• Georgia was a younger colony and depended on Great Britain

• Georgia was not as successful as other colonies

• Georgia was dependent on smuggling

In Georgia, what name did the group that formed as a result of the stamp act call themselves?

• Patriots

• Liberty Boys

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

What purpose did Parliament give for passing the Stamp Act?

• punishment for the Boston Tea Party

• force the colonists to use British merchants

• raise money to pay off England's war debt

• punishment for smuggling goods

Georgia did not send any representatives to the 1st Continental Congress. What did they do instead?

• sent a delegation to England to protest taxes

• created a Provincial Congress & sent resolutions to England

• arrested the royal governor

• captured several British arms storehouses