Road to Revolution Timeline

According to the timeline, what conflict began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• American Revolution

• War of 1812

• French and Indian War

• Bacon's Rebellion

What did the Proclamation of 1763 restrict?

• Colonial trade with France

• Settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Importation of tea

• Formation of colonial militias

Which 1764 act empowered the British Navy to board and inspect any ship in American waters?

• Stamp Act

• American Duties Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

What was a primary purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• To require colonists to house soldiers

• To tax paper documents

• To make trading more costly and regulate molasses and sugar imports

• To close colonial assemblies

Which act was the first internal tax placed directly on American colonists by Parliament?

• Townshend Revenue Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

What requirement did the Quartering Act impose on colonial authorities?

• Provide juries for British soldiers

• Close ports to British ships

• Provide food and lodging for British troops

• Collect taxes on glass and paint

The Townshend Revenue Acts placed duties on which set of items?

• Tea only

• Paper, glass, lead, and tea

• Molasses and sugar only

• Stamps and legal documents

Which colonial assemblies were suspended in 1767–1768 for refusing to comply with British policies?

• Pennsylvania and Georgia

• New York and Massachusetts

• Virginia and Maryland

• North Carolina and South Carolina

What event in 1769 led to the closing of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• Boston Massacre

• Passage of the Tea Act

• Virginia Resolves opposing British policy and supporting boycotts

• Signing of the Treaty of Paris

Which incident in 1770 involved British soldiers shooting and killing colonial civilians, outraging colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Intolerable Acts