Hey, King: Get Off Our Backs! (iCivics) Review

In the colonial period, a _____ from the king of England gave Englishmen permission to set up colonies in America.

• note

• assistant

• charter

• amendment

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The Parliament in England...

• only did what the king wanted

• gave advice to the king

• made laws

• protected people's rights

TRUE OR FALSE

The colonists in America had to follow British law.

• True

• False

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, why was the British government in need of money?

• To fund the purchase of a new crown for King George III.

• It was in debt after fighting the French and Indian War.

• They wanted to buy land in Asia.

• There was a severe drought, and they couldn't sell any crops.

Which act(s) forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, calendars, and almanacs?

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Acts

• Townshend Revenue Act

• Stamp Act

Which act(s) taxed things that the colonists could not produce themselves, like paint, glass, lead, and tea?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Revenue Act

• Declaratory Act

• Quartering Acts

The _____________ Acts forced colonists to allow British troops to live in their homes.

• Declaratory

• Townshend Revenue

• Quartering

• Stamp

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The Declaration of Independence...

• was adopted on July 4, 1776

• declared self-rule

• made the U.S. part of Great Britain again

• announced that the U.S. was free from Great Britain

To show how much they disliked the Stamp Act, the colonists started a boycott, meaning...

• they stopped buying British goods

• they celebrated British culture and goods

• they refused to travel to England

• they locked the British out of their homes

What is the name of the act(s) that tried to stop rebellious activity (like the Boston Tea Party) in the Massachusetts colony?

• Townshend Revenue Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Acts