The Road to Revolution

Why did the British government decide to start taxing the colonists in the 1760s?

• To build new roads and make other improvements in the colonies

• to raise money after the costs of the French and Indian War

• to increase the powers of royal governors in the colonies

• to encourage more colonists to return to Great Britain

Why did the Proclamation Line of 1763 anger many American colonists?

• It prohibited colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley

• It promoted peaceful relations with Indian tribes in the west

• It increased the taxes that the colonists paid to Britain

• It gave too much land away to Canada

Which would be the best title for this timeline?

• Colonial Reactions to British Taxes

• Examples of British Navigation Laws

• Abuses of Power by Colonial Legislatures

• British Policies Leading to British Protests

Which phrase best describes Samuel Adams?

• Commander of the Continental Army

• Founder of the Sons of Liberty

• Governor of Massachusetts

• Ambassador to France

Based on the passage, which right would Samuel Adams have supported?

• the right of the British government to tax the colonists

• the right of Patriots to protest British policies and actions

• the right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament

• the right of soldiers in the colonies to be tried for any crimes back in Britain

How did the Boston Massacre make the American Revolution more likely?

• It showed the colonists that the British would use violence against them

• It was used by the British as an excuse to punish the colonists with more taxes

• It made Patriots more willing to reach a compromise with the British government

• It showed that the British did not plan to let the colonists elect members to Parliament

How were the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty, and Daughters of Liberty similar?

• They were all Loyalists organizations

• They were limited to the New England colonies

• They all invited the participation of both men and woman

• They were organizations formed in opposition to British policies

What was the main purpose Paul Revere completed the engraving of five coffins with the initials of the colonists who were killed during the Boston Massacre?

• to blame the Loyalists for the massacre

• to persuade the colonists to act together against British policies

• to encourage witnesses to the event to testify before Parliament

• to illustrate the events of the Boston Massacre as impartially as possible