Colonial Tensions and Acts

What was the main issue that led to tensions between the British and colonists before the Revolutionary War?

• Land ownership

• Taxes and restrictions

• Language differences

• Religious beliefs

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent colonists from doing?

• Trading with Native Americans

• Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Building forts

• Establishing new colonies

Which act increased the prices of sugar, molasses, and other items in 1764?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Pay additional taxes on tea

• House British soldiers

• Stop trading with France

• Grow specific crops

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act passed in 1765?

• To regulate trade with other countries

• To impose taxes on printed items

• To establish new colonies

• To provide land grants

Who famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the colonists' response to the Townshend Acts of 1767?

• They moved to Canada

• They boycotted British goods

• They paid the taxes willingly

• They wrote letters to the King

What were the Intolerable Acts a response to?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French and Indian War

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Proclamation of 1763

What did the new Quartering Act allow governors to do?

• Tax colonists without representation

• House troops in other buildings if housing wasn't available

• Establish new trade routes

• Create new laws without approval

How did the Intolerable Acts affect the Patriots?

• They felt their rights were protected

• They became more supportive of British rule

• They felt their rights were violated

• They decided to move back to Britain