1.2 Growing Resentment Against Britain

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

Answer explanation

The correct choice highlights that many settlers, frustrated by the Proclamation of 1763, chose to ignore it and moved westward. This defiance illustrates the growing tension between Parliament's authority and colonial desires for expansion.

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that...

• the colonies should expand trade with other nations.

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

• any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

Answer explanation

The British mercantilist system aimed to ensure that economic growth in the colonies directly benefited Britain, reinforcing the idea that colonial resources and trade should serve the interests of the mother country.

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

Answer explanation

The colonists argued that the Stamp Act was unjust because they had no representatives in Parliament to voice their concerns or consent to taxation, violating their rights as Englishmen.

Why did the colonists object so strongly to writs of assistance?

• They violated property rights under British law.

• They restricted the right to public protests.

• They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.

• They encouraged expansion of trade with England.

Answer explanation

The colonists objected to writs of assistance because they violated property rights under British law, allowing officials to search homes and businesses without specific warrants, infringing on their legal protections.

How did women participate in resisting the Townsend Acts?

• They wrote petitions to members of Parliament.

• They ran for political office,

• They raised sheep, spun own wool, and made clothing.

• They did not engage in any form of resistance.

Answer explanation

John Adams defended the British soldiers to demonstrate that the colonists valued justice and fair trials, even for those accused of wrongdoing, rather than seeking a quick conviction.

Five colonists were killed in __________, including Crispus Attucks, a free Black man.

(a)   ​

• Pontiac's violent raid
• the Boston Massacre
• the Stamp Act protest
• the Boston Tea Party

When colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation", they were denying Parliament's power to

• Legislate for the colonies in any matter whatsoever.

• Levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.

• Enforce the old Navigation Laws.

• Regulate trade in the empire.

Colonists refused to buy items that were taxed or made in Britain

• Boycotts

• Effigies

• First Continental Congress

• Boston Tea Party

Which of these taxes/acts forced colonists to house British troops?

• Proclamation Act

• Quartering Act

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Act

Which term describes the general search warrants that allowed British soldiers to enter people's homes and shops to look for evidence of smuggling?

• Writs of assistance

• Impressment

• Navigation Acts

• Townsend Acts