CC: Prelude to Revolution

Why did the British government decide to raise taxes on the American colonies after the Seven Years' War?

• To pay off war debt.

• To punish colonists for smuggling.

• To build new roads in the colonies.

• To fund new explorations.

What was the main reason colonists were angry about the new taxes imposed by Britain?

• They didn't like the types of goods being taxed.

• They had no say in the new taxes.

• The taxes were too low to be fair.

• They wanted to pay more taxes to Britain.

Which of these was a change made by the Sugar Act of 1764?

• It increased the tax on molasses imports.

• It allowed colonists to elect representatives to Parliament.

• It gave British courts the power to try colonial smugglers.

• It banned the import of all sugar products.

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?

• To regulate trade between colonies.

• To raise money for Britain.

• To give colonists more representation in government.

• To encourage the production of paper in the colonies.

What was the outcome of the colonists' protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act?

• Britain increased all taxes on the colonies.

• The Stamp Act was repealed.

• The colonies immediately declared their independence.

• British merchants stopped trading with the colonies.

What was the main goal of the First Continental Congress when it met in Philadelphia in 1774?

• To declare independence from Great Britain.

• To coordinate resistance against unfair British laws.

• To elect the first president of the United States.

• To establish a new currency for the colonies.

Which of the thirteen colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• New York

When did the fighting between the colonists and the British officially begin?

• After the Declaration of Independence was signed.

• In 1774, when the First Continental Congress met.

• In 1775, at Lexington and Concord.

• In 1776, after "Common Sense" was published.

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III in July 1775?

• To declare war on Great Britain.

• To ask for reconciliation and peace with the British.

• To demand immediate independence for the colonies.

• To request more taxes from the British Parliament.

What was the main idea promoted by Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense"?

• That colonists should remain loyal to the British King.

• That America should seek reconciliation with Great Britain.

• That it was absurd for a continent to be governed by an island.

• That the colonies should form a monarchy.