Causes of American Revolution Quiz (8.1.3)

What was the main purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent colonial expansion into Native American territories.
• To outlaw slavery in the colonies

• To establish a new colonial government in North America.
• To encourage colonial trade with Europe.

Why did colonists oppose the Sugar Act and other British taxes?

• It banned sugar production.

• It restricted their freedom to travel.

• It increased tea prices.

• It was taxation without representation.

The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on which items?

• Household goods such as furniture
• Clothing and textiles
• Printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
• Food items like bread and meat

What are the Townshend Acts?

• Laws that taxed imported goods like glass, paper, lead, and tea

• A set of rules outlawing colonial assemblies

• A prohibition of colonial trade with other nations

• A declaration of peace between Britain and the colonies

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A violent clash between British soldiers and colonists, resulting in five colonial deaths

• An attack by colonists on a British supply ship

• A peaceful protest against British taxes on tea

• A meeting of colonial leaders to discuss grievances

What was a major consequence of the Tea Act?

• The Boston Tea Party and increased colonial unrest.
• Formation of the Continental Congress
• Increased British taxation on all goods
• The repeal of the Stamp Act

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists protested British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
• Colonists built a statue in honor of British tea merchants.
• • Colonists refused to buy sugar.

• Colonists celebrated British taxation by hosting a tea party.

What was the main purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

• Punishment for the Boson Tea Party

• To tax colonial merchants

• To encourage colonial independence.
• To promote trade with the colonies.

What was the First Continental Congress?

• Gathering of colonial leaders in 1774 to address British policies

• The first military engagement between British troops and colonists.
• A gathering of Native American tribes in 1774.
• A meeting of British officials to discuss colonial affairs.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?

• Closing Boston Harbor

• Quartering British soldiers in colonists’ homes

• Establishing martial law in Massachusetts and revoking the colonial charter

• Abolishing the Stamp Act