American Independence

What was "salutary neglect"?

• A hands-off approach in which the British government allowed the colonies considerable freedom in governing themselves.

• A policy of strict enforcement of British laws and regulations in the colonies.

• A strategy to increase colonial trade through heavy taxation and tariffs.

• A series of military interventions aimed at suppressing colonial uprisings.

What was the goal of the Proclamation of 1763?

• Put an end to the French and Indian War

• Promote the fur trade

• Expand the thirteen colonies

• Prevent conflict between the colonists and the Native American Indians

What was a direct result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolutionary War?

• The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas.

• Parliament decided to end salutary neglect by making the American colonists help pay war debts.

• Native American Indians were given lands east of the Appalachians.

• French colonies expanded east of the Appalachians.

The slogan "no taxation without representation" was first used by Americans to protest Britain's

• policy of salutary neglect

• passage of the Proclamation of 1763

• passage of the Intolerable Acts

• passage of the Stamp Act

The colonists claimed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because

• they could not afford to pay taxes.

• they were not represented in the British Parliament.

• they did not agree with British policies.

• they simply did not want to pay taxes to Britain.

Which of the following is the correct order of passage of legislation affecting the colonies?

• Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts, Sugar Act, Stamp Act

• Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts

The Stamp Act placed a tax on

• sugar/molasses.

• newspapers and government documents.

• goods from other countries.

• stamps

What was a direct result of the Boston Massacre on colonial sentiment toward British rule?

• It led to the establishment of the First Continental Congress.

• It resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

• It intensified anti-British feelings and fueled the desire for independence.

• It prompted the repeal of the Townshend Acts.

The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was the

• enactment of the Intolerable Acts

• failure of other colonies to support Boston’s actions

• opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts

• repeal of the tax on tea

Which development led to the other three?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The First and Second Continental Congress

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The Revolutionary War