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WorksheetsEarly British Actions in the Colonies Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?
the British government had a large war debt
the colonists were independent
the British government stayed out of the colonies
the Colonists were free to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?
the Boston Tea Party
the Proclamation of 1763
the French and Indian War
the First Continental Congress
Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?
enslaved Africans
American colonists
British soldiers
Indigenous people
Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?
Patriots
Loyalists
British soldiers
Indigenous people
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
they did not believe in any taxation
they had no representatives vote on the tax
people in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes
people in Great Britain only paid propery taxes
How did Parliament respond to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act?
they repealed the Stamp Act
they increased the tax on paper
they refused to sell stamps to colonists
they arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act
British actions 1763-1765:
order that prohibited settlers from moving west of the Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
British actions 1763-1765:
required colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
British actions 1763-1765:
ordered colonies to provide British soldiers with housing
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Vocabulary:
the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
militia
tyranny
repeal
boycott
Vocabulary:
to take back, or to cancel, a law
militia
tyranny
repeal
boycott
People:
crowned King of Great Britain in 1760
King George III
George Grenville
Charles Townshend
Lord North
