British Colonies in North America

What major victory did the British achieve in 1763?

• Winning the French and Indian War

• Expanding colonial territories westward

• Establishing the Covenant Chain

• Passing the Stamp Act

What law did King George III issue in 1763?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Quartering Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Currency Act

Why did settlers in the western areas object to the Proclamation of 1763?

• They felt it restricted their freedom to expand westward

• They believed it strengthened the Covenant Chain

• They wanted to maintain peaceful relationships with Native Americans

• They wanted to support the mother country

What was the Covenant Chain?

• A system of alliances between the Iroquois League and the northernmost colonies

• A law requiring colonists to provide housing for British soldiers

• A trade policy designed to benefit the mother country

• An agreement between the British Parliament and the colonists

What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To require colonists to provide housing for British soldiers

• To limit contact between Native Americans and the colonists

• To raise revenue to pay off war debts

• To control the colonial economy

What did the colonists resent about the Sugar Act and Currency Act?

• They strengthened the policy of mercantilism

• They restricted their freedom to expand westward

• They weakened the Covenant Chain

• They imposed direct taxes without representation

What slogan did the colonists use to protest against direct taxes imposed by Parliament?

• No taxation without representation

• Support the mother country

• Expand colonial territories

• Maintain peaceful relationships

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To raise revenue to pay for soldiers stationed in the colonies

• To encourage merchants to pay lower duties on imported molasses

• To control the colonial economy by using only British currency

• To strengthen the policy of mercantilism

What did the Stamp Act require?

• All printed materials to have a special government stamp

• Colonists to provide housing for British soldiers

• The use of British currency in the colonies

• The enforcement of the Navigation Acts

What did the colonists do to protest against the Stamp Act?

• Passed resolutions defending their right to tax themselves

• Organized boycotts of British goods

• Rioted and damaged government officials' properties

• All of the above