Toward Independence

What was the main reason for the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• To encourage colonists to settle in Indigenous territories

• To expand British territory into the west

• To reduce the number of British soldiers in the colonies

Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• It was passed without colonial representation

• It required them to house British troops

• It imposed taxes on tea

• It restricted westward expansion

What event is referred to as the Boston Massacre?

• British troops firing into a crowd of colonists in 1770

• The Boston Tea Party in 1773

• The passing of the Intolerable Acts

• The meeting of the First Continental Congress

What was the colonial response to the Intolerable Acts?

• Forming the First Continental Congress and organizing militias

• Throwing tea into Boston Harbor

• Boycotting the Stamp Act

• Protesting the Quartering Act

What did the First Continental Congress agree to do if the boycott of British goods failed?

• Meet again in May

• Organize a protest in Boston

• Declare independence from Britain

• Send another message to King George

Why did American colonists grow angry with Parliament after the French and Indian War?

• Parliament made laws opening more lands to settlement.

• Parliament passed more laws that directly affected the colonies.

• Parliament abolished the policy that British citizens could trade with any country.

• Parliament decreed all British citizens must serve in either the army or navy.

How did the First Continental Congress influence colonial resistance to British policies in 1774?

• It planned the Boston Tea Party.

• It published the Declaration of Independence.

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  It called for a boycott of British goods.

• It armed militiamen in Lexington and Concord.