Weekly Homework #9: Causes of the American Revolution

What was the main reason Britain decided to tax the American colonies after the French and Indian War?

• To pay off the debt from the war

• To fund the colonists' expansion westward

• To strengthen the British military

• To improve trade relations with France

What did the Proclamation of 1763 restrict?

• Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• The import of sugar and other goods

• The formation of colonial assemblies

• The publication of colonial newspapers

What was the main colonial argument against the Stamp Act?

• Only their own assemblies could tax them

• The tax was too high

• The tax only benefited Britain

• The tax was unfair to merchants

What was one of the key outcomes of the colonial protests against the Stamp Act?

• The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766

• The Sugar Act was repealed

• The Proclamation of 1763 was revoked

• The Townshend Acts were introduced

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

• To tax items like glass, paper, and tea

• To restrict colonial assemblies

• To enforce the Proclamation of 1763

• To fund the British military in the colonies

The Tea Act gave exclusive rights to sell tea directly to the colonies to the ___ East India Company.

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What was the primary purpose of the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain in 1774?

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• To reduce taxes on tea

• To grant independence to the colonies

• To promote trade with the colonies

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Which of the following best describes the impact of the Intolerable Acts on colonial unity?

• They encouraged colonies to support Massachusetts and work together.

• They led to increased loyalty to the British crown.

• They reduced colonial protests against British rule.

• They ended colonial boycotts of British goods.

Which of the following best explains why Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was influential in the colonies?

• It used complex language that only leaders understood.

• It argued for loyalty to the British crown.

• It presented clear reasons for independence in language ordinary people could understand.

• It encouraged colonists to pay British taxes.

The Second Continental Congress chose ___ as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.