Boston Tea Party/Massacre/Lexington&Concord

In the 1760s, Americans in the thirteen British colonies began to protest…

• efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women

• laws passed by the British Parliament without their consent

• limits placed on land ownership by royal governors

• decisions of British authorities to end immigration to the colonies

The slogan "no taxation without representation" was first used by Americans to Britain's…

• policy of salutary neglect.

• issuance of the Proclamation of 1763.

• passage of the Intolerable Acts.

• attempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act.

Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?

• They did not want to quarter British troops.

• They did not want to petition the British parliament.

• They wanted Britain to pass the Declaratory Act.

• They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them.

What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?

• to keep the British informed of colonists' actions

• to keep colonists informed of British actions

• to maintain support for British rule

• to protest the Stamp Act

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by…

• supporting the growth of colonial industries.

• prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading.

• taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies.

• taking raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products.

The colonists' slogan, "No taxation without representation," expresses a belief in…

• the desire to have free trade

• their anger toward the Proclamation of 1763

• the consent (permission) of the governed

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they…

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group?

…give me liberty or give me death!”

              “A government of our own is our natural right…”

              “We must indeed all hang together or most assuredly, we shall all hang Separately.”

• Redcoats

• Patriots

• Tories

• Native American Indians

Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?

• The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.

• Taxation without representation is tyranny.

• Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence.

• The king is violating the rights of British citizens.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the timeline?

• Britain eventually granted the colonies representation in Parliament.

• The Boston Tea Party happened as a result of the Proclamation of 1763.

• Britain's efforts to increase control over the colonies were not successful.

• Creation of the First Continental Congress was an immediate reaction to the passage of the Stamp Act.