Road to Independence

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the

• Louisiana Territory

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

What document ended the French & Indian War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of the Ohio River Valley

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of France & Indians

The proposal created by Benjamin Franklin to unite the American colonies was called _________

• Bill of Rights

• Albany Plan of Union

• Confederacy of England

• United States Constitution

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies is called ______

• An army

• A commando

• A confederacy

• A militia

Which act placed a tax on almost all printed materials?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Delcaratory Acts

Which act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported?

• Writs of assistance

• The Stamp Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Declaratory Act

Why did the Sugar Act anger the colonists?

• It violated colonists' rights to be secure in their own homes

• It took away colonists' rights to trial by jury

• It allowed officials to seize goods without going to court

• All of the above

Who created the group, "Sons of Liberty"?

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Ethan Allen

What was the name of the first colonist killed by the British during the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Paine

In 1767 Parliament passed the Townshend acts to do what?

• tax exported goods

• tax goods sent to the Southern colonies

• tax goods imported into the colonies

• tax good made in the colonies