Colonies' Resentment - Path to Revolution

Why did the British raise start to collect taxes from the colonies after 1763?

• They had piled up a lot of debt fighting the French & Indian War

• They wanted more of the profits from the cash crops

• They thought they had done something that only benefited the colonies, so the colonies should pay for it

• The cost of shipping across the Atlantic had increased, because of an increase in piracy

• They wanted to spread the money among the colonies to help them all start manufacturing

What is the name of the form of protest where people stop buying something, or spending their money on something?

• a "grievance"

• a "deed"

• an "import"

• a "boycott"

The simple version of the colonists' argument with British policies after 1763 was: "no (a)   without representation."

The "representation" that the colonists expected - but were not getting - would have been in:

• Congress

• Prime Minister

• Parliament

• The Supreme Court

Why was George Washington actually against what happened at the "Boston Tea Party?":

• The protesters did property damage

• The protesters attacked British soldiers

• He preferred British tea

• He thought it gave away the surprise of the Declaration of Independence too soon

What did the "Stamp Act" tax?:

• Stamps

• Sugar

• Glass, Paper, & Tea

• Newspapers, Legal Documents, and Playing Cards

To "import" something means bring it across where, for what reason?:

• From one colony to another, for trade

• From one nation to another, for trade

• From one nation to another, for military aid

• Across an ocean, to resupply a colony

A "monopoly" is a:

• Government that abuses its citizens

• A board-game

• A company or entity that is the only source of something

• A form of government where only a small group has all the power

• A document that tells who owns a piece of property

Why were the colonies happy for the British "salutary neglect?":

• It allowed them to be pretty independent

• It made life in the colonies cheaper

• It let them decide what crops to grow

• It allowed them to practice any religion freely

Why did the British pass the "Coercive" or "Intolerable" Acts?:

• To punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party

• To scare the colonies into obeying Parliament's laws

• To ruin Boston's economy

• To maintain its monopoly on the tea trade

• To ruin the French tea industry