Topic 4 AH Review

Which of the following was a major cause of the French and Indian War?

• Disputes over land in the Ohio Valley

• Taxation without representation

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

Why did many American colonists oppose tax laws?

• They were not represented in Parliament

• They wanted to pay more taxes

• They supported the British government

• They were against independence

After the costly French and Indian war, the British government began to view the colonists as a source of

• Revenue

• Military support

• Cultural exchange

• Political allies

Why did Parliament send the British army to occupy the colonies after the French and Indian war?

• To enforce new tax laws

• To promote trade

• To build new settlements

• To negotiate peace treaties

Why did the British establish the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent conflicts with Native Americans

• To expand westward

• To encourage colonization

• To increase trade with Europe

Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 a controversial law in the eyes of many colonists?

• It imposed taxes without consent

• It allowed free trade

• It reduced taxes on sugar

• It supported local businesses

How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

• They boycotted British goods

• They supported the act

• They ignored it

• They celebrated it

Which underlying tensions erupted unfairly, into violence known as the Boston Massacre?

• Tensions between colonists and British soldiers

• Tensions between colonists and Native Americans

• Tensions between different colonies

• Tensions between colonists and French settlers

What was the immediate cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Intolerable Acts

How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• By passing the Intolerable Acts

• By reducing taxes

• By granting independence

• By negotiating with colonists