Colonial Reactions to British Policies

A refusal to buy certain goods is called a boycott.

• True

• False

Information designed to influence people's opinions is called ______________

• proclamation

• debate

• resolutions

• propaganda

How did the colonists who threw tea overboard into Boston Harbor disguise themselves?

• as British soldiers

• as Native Americans

• as British sailors

• as French pirates

___________ was the first colonist killed by the British in the Boston Massacre.

• Crispus Attucks

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• King George III

American colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the ________________.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaratory Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

Parliament authorized writs of assistance that _____________.

• Let poorer colonists buy goods tax-free

• allowed officials to search for smuggled goods

• moved colonists' trials to Britain

• took away colonists' right to vote.

After the French and Indian War, the colonies offered to pay some of Britain's war debts.

• True

• False

The unfair tax laws sparked a rebellion.

In the sentence, what does the term "rebellion" mean?

• come face to face with

• move into & take control of a place by force

• ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause

• open defiance of authority

Benjamin Franklin's political cartoon was used as _____________________ to gain support for independence.

• Propaganda

• Committee of Correspondence

• Occupy

• Encounter

A ______________________________ was formed in Boston to consult on the crisis.

• Encounter

• Committee of Correspondence

• Propaganda

• Occupy