The American Revolution #2 (Ch. 6-8)

What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

• colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• colonists had to pay taxes on all imported goods

• Native Americans could not settle within the colonies

• Parliament could dictate what jobs colonists could have

Why did Britain need to tax the colonists?

• to pay soldiers' wages

• to pay back money borrowed for the war

• they wanted more money for themselves

• to pay back Native Americans for their land

Which law made colonists pay a tax on just about every kind of printed paper?

• the Quartering Act

• the Stamp Act

• the Townshend Acts

• the Paper Act

Some people who resisted the Stamp Act boycotting British goods called themselves...

• redcoats

• Minutemen

• immigrants

• Sons of Liberty

Which phrase best represents how the colonists felt about being charged taxes without having any representatives in Parliament?

• "free the colonists"

• ""the redcoats are coming"

• "taxation without representation"

• "taxation with representation"

Which act required colonial governments to supply quarters for British soldiers?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

• The Intolerable Acts

What law placed taxes on glass, paint, lead, paper, and other imported goods?

• the Stamp Act

• the Townshend Acts

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the Quartering Act

Which two groups of people were involved in the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers and colonists

• colonists and Native Americans

• British soldiers and Native Americans

• French soldiers and colonists

Who was the African American man killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

Why were most of the taxes from the Townshend Act appealed?

• Parliament wanted to give colonists a break

• Parliament didn't need any more money to pay for the war

• manufacturers and merchants were upset about lost money

• colonists won a war against the British soldiers