Road to Revolution Test Prep

The ___ drew a political boundary between the colonies and the west in order to avoid conflict with the Native Americans.

• The Processing Line of 1763

• The Declaratory Line of 1763

• The Proclamation Line of 1763

• The Intolerable Line of 1763

What is Parliament?

• Large building located in Philadelphia where the First Continental Convention occurred

• Governing body in Britain that did include the colonists in the passing of laws

• Governing body in Britain that did not include any colonists in the passing of laws

• The group that formed to write the Declaration of Independence

Which action by the Sons of Liberty could be considered terroristic?

• Tarring and feathering

• Writing in committees of correspondence

• Organized rallies and protests

• Calling the British "lobsterbacks"

Which act was intended to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Declaratory Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

What are writs of assistance?

• Colonial stop signs

• Type of welfare in colonial times to help those who were poor

• Arrest warrants to punish colonists smuggling goods into their homes

• Search warrants to search for smuggled goods in colonial homes

Why did British troops march into Lexington and Concord in April of 1775?

• To arrest Sons of Liberty leaders

• To seize stockpiles of weapons from the colonists

• Start a war

• Collect taxes from colonial soldiers

Throughout much of 1775 and 1776, British troops and American militia were engaged in a standoff based in the city of Boston.

• True

• False

What is the significance of the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine?

• An increase in cat adoptions

• Increase in the literacy rate in the colonies

• Increased British support for going to war

• Increased American public support for independence

A patriot is a colonists who remained loyal to the British government.

• True

• False

Because colonists were unhappy with some colonial acts, such as the Stamp Act or Sugar Act, they may yell:

• Meow!

• No Representation without Taxation !

• No Taxation without Representation!

• I hate the King!