Revolutionary Era Review

What was the main purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To allow colonists to pay taxes

• established a western boundary for colonial settlement

• to use taxes to punish the colonists

• To create new colonial governments

The Sugar Act (1764) primarily placed taxes on which goods?

• Tea and coffee

• Sugar and molasses

• Paper and stamps

• Rum and wine

Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act (1765)?

• It required them to quarter British soldiers

• It taxed colonists to pay for an official stamp when buying paper items

• It banned trade with France

• It raised taxes on imported sugar

The phrase “No taxation without representation” best expressed colonists’ belief that—

• They should not pay any taxes at all without their permission

• Only colonial assemblies had the right to tax them

• Parliament needed more colonial representatives

• Britain should tax colonies more fairly

The Townshend Acts (1767) angered colonists because they—

• Required colonists to grow tobacco

• Placed duties on imported goods like glass, lead, tea, and paint

• Used taxes to end the Revolution War

• Made the colonists support the British soldiers

The Boston Massacre (1770)

• A reason to stop boycotts between Boston citizens

• A confrontation between British soldiers and Boston citizens that killed five colonists

• Propaganda against Britain that killed five of their soldiers

• A call for peace with Britain and Boston citizens

Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act (1773)?

• To sell cheap tea directly to the colonists

• To punish colonists for smuggling Dutch tea

• To ban all tea sales in the colonies

• To give colonists more choices in trade

The Boston Tea Act of (1773) is known as the

• Boston Harbor

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

The Intolerable Acts (1774) were passed to—

• Reward Boston for paying for the destroyed tea

• close the Boston Harbor until the colonists pay for the lost tea

• Grant self-government to colonies

• Reduce British military presence in Boston

the French and Indian War was fought between

• 1759-1770

• 1753-1761

• 1754-1763

• 1760=1783