Road to Revolution

Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre killings as

• a reason to trust the British.

• propaganda against the British.

• a call to war.

• a reason to tax Great Britain.

What act was passed by Parliament in 1764 that lowered the tax on imported products containing sugar, but enforced that the colonists pay the tax?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Molasses Act

• Stamp Act

Colonial "committees of correspondence" were created to

• to intercept mail between British officials

• to improve the writing skills of colonists

• to keep the colonies updated and aware of to keep the colonies updated and aware of British wrongdoings

• to send mail between Parliament and British leaders in the colonies

Lawyer for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

• Sam Adams

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

What act was passed in 1773 that gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea in the colonies?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

What act was passed after the Boston Tea Party to enforce tighter control over the colonies?

• Intolerable Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

What act was passed by Parliament in 1763 that banned settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

What act was passed by Parliament in 1767 that taxed all imported goods that came into the colonies?

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Molasses Act

How did the British respond to American cries of "no taxation without representation?"

• They agreed that Americans would be permitted to vote on British policy in each of the colonial assemblies.

• They declared that no approval from the Americans was necesary to impose taxes.

• They agreed to allow Americans to elect Members of Parliament.

• They offered to use the funds collected from the taxes to make improvements in the colonies.

Which event caused a massive debt for the British people?

• French and Indian War

• Sugar Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act