2022 Spirit of Independence

What did Parliament do to help pay for the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency

• It forced the colonists to trade only with the French.

• Parliament passed new tax laws for the colonies.

• Parliament sold western lands to settlers from England.

Why did colonists object to laws such as the Stamp Act?

• Many colonists didn't like losing more of their pay

• None of the above

• The colonists couldn't afford to pay the tax

• The colonists felt they were being taxed without representation

Which act required colonists to pay a tax on most printed materials in the colonies?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament decided to boycott tea

• Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston

• Parliament passed the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

• Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston

Why were colonists so angry after the Tea Act?

• They wanted Parliament to remove the taxes on tea.

• They wanted to purchase only from the British East India Company

• They wanted to make their own decisions on what tea to buy.

• They wanted the ships to deliver the tea to Boston Harbor.

Who was the author of the pamphlet Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

Which of the following was NOT an action taken by the Second Continental Congress?

• approved the printing of colonial money

• created the Continental Army

• wrote the United States Constitution

• sent a formal request to the King to try to avoid war

Why was the conflict at Lexington and Concord so important?

• They were the first battles led by George Washington

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War

• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

• They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.

What was the colonial name for the British law that closed the port of Boston?

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

What were people called who supported British rule?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Farmers

• Nepotists