Colonial Tensions with Great Britain

The Boston Massacre increased the ________ between the colonists and Great Britain.

• A) cooperation.

• B) tensions.

• C) friendship.

• D) understanding.

What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?

• to end the revolutionary movement

• to hurt Great Britain economically

• to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain

• to establish a colonial-formed government

Which actions were part of the Coercive or Intolerable Acts? (Choose 2)

• Imports of paint, glass, and tea were taxed.

• Colonists were forced to disband the meeting of the First Continental Congress.

• Colonists in all thirteen colonies lost their representation in Parliament.

• Boston Harbor was closed, and town meetings in Massachusetts were ended.

• Colonists in all thirteen colonies were required to quarter British troops in empty buildings.

How did colonists view the Quartering Act?

• The colonists thought the act was unfair because it required colonists to give a quarter of their income to the king.

• The colonists thought the act was unfair because they had to spend money to take care of British troops.

• The colonists felt the act was fair because it housed troops there to protect them.

• The colonists thought the act was unfair because it allowed Great Britain to pass any law they saw fit for the colonies.

Number the events 1-5 into the order they occurred.

• Common Sense convinces many colonists to support the American Revolution.

• The American colonists protest taxes and trade restrictions in the Boston Tea Party.

• England imposes sugar, stamp, and tea taxes on American colonists to replenish its treasury.

• King George III issues the Proclamation of 1763.

What were the British goals in issuing the Proclamation of 1763?

• The British wanted to force the colonists to pay for British war debt.

• The British wanted to keep peace with the American Indians to encourage trade and avoid another costly war.

• The British wanted to build forts along the proclamation line to defend the colonies and monitor trade.

• The British wanted to keep peace with the French traders and avoid another costly war.

• The British wanted to encourage colonies to expand west, beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ________ was bantering with some British soldiers.

• B) colonists.

• A) merchants.

• C) sailors.

• D) farmers.

At the Boston Massacre, five colonists were ________ by British soldiers.

• captured

• killed

• injured

• arrested

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

Which act(s) allowed Great Britain to claim the colonists had virtual representation in Parliament?

• The Declaratory Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Intolerable/Coercive Acts

• The Townshend Acts