American Colonies and British Conflict Quiz

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit the colonists from doing?

• Living west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Expanding their fur trade

• Trading with Native Americans

• Building new settlements on the Atlantic Coast

Why did the British government issue new taxes on the colonies?

• To punish the colonists for their protests

• To support the growth of the colonies

• To encourage colonists to pay taxes willingly

• To pay for the troops and debts from the French and Indian War

What did the Sugar Act of 1764 lower the tax on?

• Molasses

• Tea

• Paper

• Glass

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 tax?

• Almost all printed materials

• British goods

• Imported goods

• Colonial assemblies

Who helped start the Sons of Liberty in Boston?

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• King George III

• George Grenville

What did the Stamp Act Congress declare about the right to tax the colonists?

• The colonists had the right to tax themselves

• Only colonial assemblies could tax the colonists

• The king and Parliament had the sole right to tax the colonists

• The British government had no right to tax the colonists

What did the Declaratory Act of 1766 state?

• The Stamp Act would be repealed immediately

• Colonial assemblies had the sole right to tax the colonists

• Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies

• The colonists had the right to boycott British goods

What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 tax?

• Imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper

• Colonial assemblies

• British goods

• Almost all printed materials

How did women protest the Townshend Acts?

• By supporting a boycott of British goods and urging colonists to wear homemade fabrics

• By organizing protests in colonial cities

• By refusing to pay the taxes on imported goods

• By demanding representation in the British Parliament

What did the Daughters of Liberty urge colonists to do?

• Wear homemade fabrics rather than buying fabric made in Britain

• Support the British government's decisions

• Boycott all British goods

• Pay the taxes on imported goods