British Acts & Independence

The British tried to stop smuggling with the

• Townshend Acts
• Sugar Act
• Declaratory Act
• Stamp Act

The British government placed a tax on almost all printed material known as the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Tea Act

The British Parliament placed a tax on imported goods called the

• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Declaratory Act
• Intolerable Acts

The tragic encounter between the colonists and the British that resulted in the deaths of Crispus Attucks and four other colonists is known as

• The Liberty Affair
• Battle at Bunker Hill
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party

Colonial leaders used news of the Boston Massacre as

• Propaganda
• Boycott
• Repeal
• Resolution

The group of colonial leaders to represent American interests and challenge British rule were called the

• Continental Congress
• Colonial Congress
• Burgesses
• Albany Plan of Union

What was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense?"

• Document calling for Peace
• A Document declaring independence
• A pamphlet to inspire Americans to fight for Indpendence
• A resolution asing for forgivness

What was the Declaration of Independence?

• A document declaring Independence
• A document asking for peace
• A document surrendering
• A document looking to merge with France

Who was the audience for the Declaration of Independence?

• Great Britain
• Colonists
• The World

Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• Enslaved Africans
• British soldiers
• American Indians
• American colonists