American Revolution: SSUSH 3b.

What were the British policies that the American colonists reacted to?

• Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, and Intolerable Acts

• Navigation Acts, Sugar Act, and Stamp Act

• French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and Stamp Act

• Committees of Correspondence, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and Lexington Green

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the American colonists?

• It prevented them from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains

• It imposed taxes on imported molasses

• It established Vice-Admiralty courts for trying smugglers

• It required hard currency for tax payment

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To tax every document or newspaper used in the colonies

• To enforce pre-existing British trade laws

• To establish Vice-Admiralty courts for trying smugglers

• To prevent American colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley

Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

• They believed it violated their English civil liberties

• They wanted to enforce pre-existing British trade laws

• They wanted to prevent further American Indian attacks

• They wanted to establish Vice-Admiralty courts for trying smugglers

What did the Massachusetts colonial Assembly create to communicate with other colonies?

• Committee of Correspondence

• Sons of Liberty

• Stamp Act Congress

• Iroquois Confederacy

What did New York merchants organize in protest against the Stamp Act?

• Boycott of British goods

• Violent protests against tax collectors

• Formation of the Sons of Liberty

• Creation of the Committee of Correspondence

What were the consequences of the boycott of British goods?

• Rising tide of violence in the colonies

• Repeal of the Stamp Act

• Economic impact on British importers

• All of the above

Which British law was largely ignored and barely lasted a year?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

Who led a coalition of Native Americans in an attempt to drive the British and American colonial families out of the Ohio River Valley?

• Chief Pontiac

• Samuel Adams

• Lord Grenville

• Iroquois Confederacy

What was the colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763 as seen in the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

• They accepted it without protest

• They formed the Committees of Correspondence to communicate their dissatisfaction

• They organized boycotts of British goods

• They formed the Sons and Daughters of Liberty to protest against it