Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774

Which of the following was a cause of the British National Debt in 1763?

• drought in Great Britain

• the French and Indian War

• the continued British military presence in the American colonies

• both B and C

What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• It raised taxes on sugar.

• It raised taxes on molasses.

• It strengthened enforcement of molasses smuggling laws.

• It required colonists to purchase only sugar distilled in Great Britain.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Stamp Act?

• to gain control over the colonists

• to raise revenue for British troops stationed in the colonies

• to raise revenue to pay off British debt from the French and Indian Wa

• to declare null and void any laws the colonies had passed to govern and tax themselves

For which of the following activities were the Sons of Liberty responsible?

• the Stamp Act Congress

• the hanging and beheading of a stamp commissioner in effigy

• the massacre of Conestoga in Pennsylvania

• the introduction of the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions

Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Townshend Acts?

• higher taxes

• greater colonial unity

• greater British control over the colonies

• reduced power of the colonial governments

Which event was most responsible for the colonies’ endorsement of Samuel Adams’s Massachusetts

Circular?

• the Townshend Duties

• the Indemnity Act

• the Boston Massacre

• Lord Hillsborough’s threat to dissolve the colonial assemblies that endorsed the letter

What was the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?

• to punish the colonists for their boycotting of British tea

• to raise revenue to offset the British national debt

• to help revive the struggling East India Company

• to pay the salaries of royal appointees

Which of the following was decided at the First Continental Congress?

• to declare war on Great Britain

• to boycott all British goods and prepare for possible military action

• to offer a conciliatory treaty to Great Britain

• to pay for the tea that was dumped in Boston Harbor

Which colony provided the basis for the Declarations and Resolves?

• Massachusetts

• Philadelphia

• Rhode Island

• New York