American Revolution Unit 2

What was the main outcome of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

• It declared France the winner.

• It gave Spanish Florida to France.

• It ended the British/French competition for power

• It gave territory to France.

Which act required colonists to pay a tax on imported tea?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Sons of Liberty

• Spinning bees

• Committees of Correspondence

What was the official name of the Intolerable Acts?

• Coercive Acts

• Punitive Acts

• Restrictive Acts

• Repressive Acts

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

• To organize boycotts of British goods

• To write letters to communicate with other colonists

• To dump tea overboard in Boston Harbor

• To pay taxes on legal papers

What was the colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763?

• Anger over lack of access to new land

• Organized spinning bees

• Dumping tea overboard

• Writing letters to the King

Which event involved colonists dumping tea overboard in Boston Harbor?

• Stamp Act Congress

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Sons of Liberty

What was the main reason colonists hated the Stamp Act?

• It was a tax on imported tea.

• It was a tax on legal papers and newspapers.

• Its only purpose was to raise revenue.

• It closed Boston Harbor.

How many colonies met during the First Continental Congress in 1774?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

What was the main reason for the creation of the Daughters of Liberty?

• In response to the Stamp Act

• In response to the Townshend Acts

• To organize the Boston Tea Party

• To write letters to the King