Road to Revolution

The biggest problem facing Great Britain after the French + Indian War was

• French refusal to participate in negotiations

• Conflict with the Iroquois in New York

• Massive debt brought on by war costs

• Colonists who refused to comply with new laws

The Stamp Act offended colonists because it was a ___________ tax and did not align with the idea of ____________ representation.

• indirect; virtual

• direct; virtual

• indirect; direct

• direct; direct

The Sons of Liberty led the opposition to British policies in Boston by

• sending a list of grievances and demands to Britain

• using violence and intimidation to protest taxation

• appealing to France to become an ally

• attacking Native Americans in Western Massachusetts

The Stamp Act was eventually repealed because

• Parliament began to see the value of the colonists' argument

• It became clear that colonists would never pay taxes

• Britain became preoccupied with war in Europe

• British merchants were harmed and pressured Parliament

The colonists were upset by the Townshend Acts for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• It created more direct taxes

• Searches done with writs of assistance violated their rights

• It lessened colonial assemblies' influence with British officials

• New York's assembly was suspended

The Boston Massacre was a turning point because it

• Led to massive colonial casualties

• Bloodshed changed the mindset of some colonists

• Was another example of colonists refusing to follow British laws

• Brought harsh condemnation from Britain

The Committees of Correspondence

• Improved communication and organization between colonial leaders

• Provided Britain with evidence of a colonial conspiracy

• Only existed in New England

• Organized an effective boycott of British goods

The Boston Tea Party was in protest of

• An excessive direct tax that increased the price of tea

• New laws aimed at reducing smuggling

• A tea monopoly granted to the British East India Company

• Harsh punishments in Boston aimed at the Sons of Liberty

The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) included all of the following EXCEPT

• Closing Boston Harbor

• Suspending the Massachusetts Assembly

• Protecting British Officials from colonial trials

• Passing additional taxes on cash crops in the colonies

The Quebec Act angered colonists for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• Catholicism was the official religion in Canada

• Representative assemblies were not allowed

• Colonists were not permitted to settle in Canada

• The Canadian border was extended into the Ohio River Valley