Ch. 10 - Growing Tension

Which of these was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

• British territory was reduced

• France defeated Great Britain

• Relations between the colonists and Great Britain improved.

• The British went deeply into debt.

Which did not feed the anger that led to the Boston Massacre?

• the Quartering Act

• The Stamp Act

• the Proclamation of 1763

• The Boston Port Act

A ___________ is a form of protest in which people refuse to use or buy a good or service.

• import

• independence

• boycott

• acts

A _____________ is the murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves.

• massacre

• protest

• acts

• delegate

Which of the following describes, in chronological order, events that caused the American Revolution?

• Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Tea Act, Proclamation of 1763

• Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts

• Declaration of Independence, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act, Tea Act, French and Indian War, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Act

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• the Boston Massacre

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Quartering Act

• the Stamp Act

To __________ a good means to bring it into a country or colony especially to sell it.

• import

• taxation without representation

• boycott

• acts

The colonists protested these unfavorable acts because they wanted Parliament to ____________ or cancel/undo the laws.

• independence

• protest

• delegate

• repeal

Twelve of the thirteen colonies each sent a ___________, or a person who represents their interests, to the First Continental Congress.

• acts

• delegate

• protest

• massacre

Many colonists argued that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation. What does the word representation mean?

• A plan for spending money

• Money that governments collect from citizens

• A voice in one’s government

• A law making body