Chapter 10 Test Guide

What term refers to a public announcement or declaration made by Great Britain regarding the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Legislation

• Proclamation

• Amendment

• Declaration

What action did the British Parliament take in response to the colonists' anger over the Stamp Act?

• They enforced it strictly

• They ignored the colonists

• They repealed the law

• They expanded the law

What did many colonists decide to do in response to the tax on tea?

• Celebrate

• Boycott

• Agree

• Support

How many colonies sent representatives to a special gathering in New York?

• Seven

• Eight

• Nine

• Ten

What did many colonists begin to do in response to the Quartering Act?

• Accept

• Protest

• Ignore

• Applaud

What does the term "debts" refer to in the context of Britain's history?

• The money Britain earned from the colonies

• Britain's unpaid bills as a result of the money they spent fighting the French and Indian Wars

• The loans Britain gave to other countries

• The economic prosperity following the French and Indian Wars

What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To allow colonists to tax British soldiers

• To force colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing

• To grant independence to the American colonies

• To establish trade regulations between colonists and British soldiers

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

• The Coercive Acts

• The Restrictive Acts

• The Punitive Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

What did the colonists call the situation where they were taxed by the British government without having any representatives?

• Representation without taxation

• Taxation without representation

• Taxation with representation

• No taxation without legislation

What were three outcomes of the French and Indian War?

• Britain established trade with France

• Britain ended up with a huge debt

• Britain lost a significant amount of land

• Britain gained lots of land

• Britain defeated France/Indians