The Road to Revolution

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Pay for British soldiers' uniforms

• House and feed British troops

• Join the British army

• Build forts for the British

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What was the Stamp Act Congress?

• A meeting of British soldiers

• A gathering of colonial representatives

• A group of British merchants

• A secret society of colonists

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What year did the British Parliament pass the Sugar Act?

• 1763

• 1764

• 1765

• 1766

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What was the Sons of Liberty?

• A British political party

• A secret organization of colonists

• A group of British soldiers

• A colonial newspaper

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Tea and coffee

• Sugar and molasses

• Newspapers and marriage licenses

• Land and property

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What did the colonists have to provide to British troops under the Quartering Act?

• Money and gold

• Food and shelter

• Weapons and ammunition

• Land and property

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What was the main reason for the British imposing new taxes on the colonies?

• To punish the colonists

• To raise money for goods shipped to the colonies

• To support the French

• To build new ships

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What was the purpose of the Tea Act passed by Parliament in 1773?

• To increase taxes on tea

• To help the East India Company out of financial trouble

• To ban tea imports

• To encourage American tea companies

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Who was the leader of the resistance in Boston who protested the Tea Act?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

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What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Laws that increased taxes on all goods

• Measures that closed the Boston port and restricted trade

• Acts that granted independence to the colonies

• Laws that encouraged trade with other countries

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