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WorksheetsUnit 3 Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the main cause of the British taxation in the colonies?
British needed to pay debt from French and Indian War
Most colonists were wealthier than British citizens
To pay for new roads and bridges in the colonies
To increase the wealth and prestige of Great Britain
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger American colonists?
It gave their land to the Native Americans
Canada gained the land the colonists felt they had a claim to
It increased the taxes that the colonists had to pay
It stopped colonists from being able to settle in the Ohio River Valley region
1764 - Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1773 - Tea Act
1774 - Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
What would be a good title for these events?
Important Dates in the American Revolution
British Policies Leading to Colonial Protests
Colonial Protests to British Taxes
Examples of Colonial Legislature Laws
What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre
Patriots became more willing to compromise with the British
British used the event as an excuse to increase the Stamp tax
It showed that the British were not willing to compromise with the colonists over representation in Parliament
Colonists were outraged and could now imagine British using violence against colonist
What regulation was introduced during the Townshend Acts?
Sugar and other luxury items were taxed.
All paper products were required to have a stamp.
All colonists homes and businesses were subject to search for smuggled goods.
Colonists were required to cloth and feed British soldiers
What caused the Stamp Act to be repealed?
The fact that the colonists were paying more than British citizens in tax
Colonists hold boycotts and send petitions to Parliament to change the law.
The Declaratory Act added more taxes to the colonists
Merchants requested Parliament to change the Revenue Act of 1764 - due to an economic downturn
What was the main goal of Paul Revere when he drew the engraving of the Boston Massacre?
Blame the massacre on Loyalists colonists
Get colonists to join together against British policies
Encourage a witness to testify before Parliament
To describe the event in a nonbiased view - so that colonists would know the truth of what happened
How did the Sons of Liberty oppose the British?
Tar and feathering was a common practice all over the colonies
Used violence, fear, and intimidation on tax collectors
They were found in every colony
Their main goal was to bring people together as colonists.
What rights did Samuel Adams believe all colonists deserve
The right to a trial by jury
The right to have representation in Parliment
The right to freedom of speech
The right to live in peace
What famous quote from this time period did colonist use to address the unfairness of the British tax laws?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
"People have the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
"No taxation without representation"
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
