PreRevolutionary War Acts

The tea act was....

• passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

• a popular play in Boston.

• a tax the British forced the colonists to pay on tea.

• created by colonial governments to make money.

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Declaratory Act

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

• The Quebec Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaratory Act

• The Quartering Act

What was the COLONIAL name for the acts that closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and other harsh penalties?

• The Coercive Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

What country imposed the Intolerable Acts on The American colonies?

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• Germany

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?

• Boston Massacre

• The Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

The Proclamation of 1763 drew a line down the crest of what mountain range?

• Sierras

• Cascades

• Rockies

• Appalachians

  What was the purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to end the Revolutionary War. 
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to create an agreement between Chief Pontiac and the British colonists. 
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to end the French and Indian War.   
• The purpose of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was to recognize America as a free and independent nation.

What did the Quartering Act say?

• British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

• Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses

• Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

• British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

• Colonists though they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

• Colonists thought they were being picked on.