US History Causes of the Rev. Dis. 1.4

After the French and Indian war, what action by Britain caused many colonists to begin to distrust their government?

• Colonists were forced to follow the Anglican Church.

• Colonists gained rights and freedoms

• Britain repealed many laws the colonists objected to

• Britain stationed 10,000 troops in the colonies.

Why did Britain believe fighting the War for Independence was important?

• To secure the fur trade with the Native Americans

• To establish a secure border with Canada

• To keep the empire intact

• To combat smuggling into the colonies

Which best describes the differences between Loyalists and Patriots at the start of the conflict?

• Loyalists supported independence,

  Patriots were loyal to the British

• Patriots supported independence, Loyalists supported the British

• Patriots were Americans, Loyalists were British

• Patriots served in the Continental Army, Loyalists served in the militia

Which statement below is biased towards the Patriot point of view?

• Conflict between British soldiers and Boston residence resulted in five deaths.

• Unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, taking five innocent lives.

• British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense.

• A mob of angry Bostonians unlawful confronted British soldiers, resulting in several deaths.

Why did Britain begin taxing the colonist directly?

• England was in massive debt following the French and Indian War.

• Britain wanted to increase tension between the French and the colonists

• The British royalty needed the colonists to pay for an expansion to the Parliament building.

• Britain needed money to support the colonists expanding west

Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”?

• Townshend Acts

• Declaratory Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

Which of the following correctly explains what the Coercive/Intolerable Acts

• It created an income tax on colonists

• It required colonists to pay a direct tax on printed materials

• It closed the port of Boston and outlawed town meetings

• It lowered the tax on molasses to combat smuggling

The Quartering Act required colonists to

• Pay a quarter of their income in taxes

• House British soldiers

• Settle and cultivate a quarter of the Ohio River Valley

• Pay a quarter more for tea

What was the most effective colonial response against the Townshend Acts?

• The colonists began tarring and feathering tax collectors while burning effigies of King

  George III

• The colonists began moving west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to escape British

  tyranny

• The Sons of Liberty began encouraging colonists to begin making their own products and

  boycotting British goods

• The Daughters of Liberty began encouraging colonists to begin making their own products

  and boycotting British goods

What grievance did the phrase, “taxation without representation” refer to?

• Colonists being required to serve in the British military

• Colonists not having an elected member of Parliament which taxed them

• Colonists not being able to vote for kings and queens

• Only land owning colonists could participate in government