Consolidating the Empire - Review Quiz

What was the main consequence of England's territorial expansion by 1763?

• A significant decrease in national debt

• An increase in colonial independence

• A national debt reaching 133 million pounds

• Establishment of new trade routes with Asia

Why did the British maintain a standing army in the American colonies after the Seven Years War?

• To assist in agricultural development

• They feared potential revolts and conflicts

• To explore new territories

• To build new settlements

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To expand colonial territories

• To reduce conflict with Indigenous people

• To increase trade with France

• To establish new colonies in Africa

What was the primary goal of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• To encourage American independence

• To regulate trade among British colonial territories

• To abolish the Molasses Act of 1739

• To decrease British naval presence

How did American colonists react to the Sugar Act?

• They stopped consuming sugar

• They actively resisted paying the tax

• They supported the British government

• They increased trade with France

What was the Stamp Act of 1764 designed to do?

• To reduce paper consumption

• To tax American colonists on specially marked paper

• To provide free newspapers to colonists

• To lower the cost of importing British goods

Why were American colonists opposed to the Stamp Act?

• It was an external tax

• They had representation in Parliament

• They believed Parliament had no right to tax them without representation

• It applied only to merchants

What was the Quartering Act of 1765 intended to achieve?

• To build new forts in the colonies

• To force colonial legislatures to pay for British soldiers' goods

• To recruit American soldiers for the British army

• To provide housing for colonial governors

What were the Townshend Duties?

• Taxes on American-manufactured goods

• Duties applied to imported glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea

• A prohibition on American imports

• A new form of currency for the colonies

What was the main reason for British attempts to raise revenues from American colonies between 1763 and 1770?

• To fund the construction of new colonies

• To repay war debt and maintain troops in the colonies

• To support American independence movements

• To reduce British imports