Colonial Tensions Quiz

Which of these was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

• A. British territory was reduced.

• B. France defeated Great Britain.

• C. The British went deeply into debt.

• D. Relations between the colonists and Great Britain improved.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• A. to protect the colonists

• B. to punish the colonists

• C. to make money for the war

• D. to reward American Indians

Which part of the British government passed acts?

• A. Parliament

• B. the royal family

• C. the British Congress

• D. the House of Burgesses

Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• A. the Stamp Act

• B. the Quartering Act

• C. the Coercive Acts

• D. the Proclamation of 1763

How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• A. They ignored it.

• B. They considered it fair.

• C. They protested until it was repealed.

• D. They disliked it but went along with it.

The Townshend Acts taxed several goods that the colonies

• A. tried to sell in other countries.

• B. manufactured for use at home.

• C. raised on farms and plantations.

• D. brought into the colonies for sale.

Which did not feed the anger that led to the Boston Massacre?

• A. The Quartering Act

• B. The Stamp Act

• C. The Townshend Acts

• D. The Boston Tea Party

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• A. the Boston Massacre

• B. the Intolerable Acts

• C. the Quartering Act

• D. the Stamp Act

What was the First Continental Congress?

• A. the laws passed against colonists

• B. the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies

• C. the lawmakers of the British government

• D. the treaty between different colonies