American Independence Extra Credit

What boundary was designated as the line NOT to cross in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

The Stamp Act put a tax on:

• stamps.

• most printed materials.

• mail.

• envelopes.

Multiple "tax acts" such as the Tea Act and Sugar Act were imposed on colonists in order to:

• pay for the French and Indian War.

• pay for the American Revolution.

• punish colonists for insubordination.

• help England become more powerful.

The Sugar Act, Tea Act, and Townshend Acts upset colonists because-

• they were poor.

• they thought their rights were not being respected.

• they wanted other goods taxed, but not sugar.

• because the acts ended the production of sugar and other goods.

Why were the colonists mad about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They wanted to go west into the Ohio River Valley.

• They wanted to go east toward the Atlantic Ocean.

• They wanted to go north toward Canada.

• They wanted to go south toward Florida.

Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?

• He hated the colonist
• He wanted more money for himself
• The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
• To make money for the colonies

Which timeline shows English policies towards the American colonists in correct chronological order?

• Townshend Act-->Quartering of Troops-->Stamp Act-->Tea Act
• Quartering of troops-->Townshend Act-->Intolerable Acts--> Tea Act
• Stamp Act-->Quartering of Troops-->Tea Act-->Intolerable Acts
• Stamp Act-->Townshend Act-->Tea Act-->Quartering of troops

The Intolerable Acts

• Closed the Port of Boston
• Harshly punished Philadelphia
• Were a response to the Boston Massacre

Who fought with the colonist against the French and Indians during the French and Indian War?

• English
• Dutch
• Spanish
• Indians

How did most colonist feel about the taxes they were being made to pay to England?

• They were proud to pay taxes to their mother country.
• They felt the taxes were fair and paid them willingly.
• They felt the taxes were unfair and began boycotting.
• They did not have any feelings one way or the other.