Unit 2a: Road to Revolution

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Which of these was a result of the Townshend Acts?

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

• boycott of British goods

• expansion of the British Empire

In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

• It took away colonists' land.

• It required that colonists pay taxes

• It demanded that colonists join the army.

• It forced colonists to work for the government.

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

• The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.

• The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.

• The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.

• The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• Enslaved Africans

• British soldiers

• Native Americans

• American colonists

At the Second Continental Congress, the decision was made to

• form an army.

• establish colonists' natural rights.

• declare war on Great Britain.

• demand a repeal of the Tea Act.

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• create anti-British sentiment.

• create trouble for the colonists.

• warn of a deadly disease in the city.

• describe the truth about what happened.

How did many of the Loyalists view the Patriots?

• as brave soldiers

• as foreign invaders

• as ungrateful rebels

• as agreeable neighbors