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WorksheetsColonies' Resentment - Path to Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why did the British raise start to collect taxes from the colonies after 1763?
They had piled up a lot of debt fighting the French & Indian War
They wanted more of the profits from the cash crops
They thought they had done something that only benefited the colonies, so the colonies should pay for it
The cost of shipping across the Atlantic had increased, because of an increase in piracy
They wanted to spread the money among the colonies to help them all start manufacturing
What is the name of the form of protest where people stop buying something, or spending their money on something?
a "grievance"
a "deed"
an "import"
a "boycott"
The simple version of the colonists' argument with British policies after 1763 was: "no (a) without representation."
The "representation" that the colonists expected - but were not getting - would have been in:
Congress
Prime Minister
Parliament
The Supreme Court
Why was George Washington actually against what happened at the "Boston Tea Party?":
The protesters did property damage
The protesters attacked British soldiers
He preferred British tea
He thought it gave away the surprise of the Declaration of Independence too soon
What did the "Stamp Act" tax?:
Stamps
Sugar
Glass, Paper, & Tea
Newspapers, Legal Documents, and Playing Cards
To "import" something means bring it across where, for what reason?:
From one colony to another, for trade
From one nation to another, for trade
From one nation to another, for military aid
Across an ocean, to resupply a colony
A "monopoly" is a:
Government that abuses its citizens
A board-game
A company or entity that is the only source of something
A form of government where only a small group has all the power
A document that tells who owns a piece of property
Why were the colonies happy for the British "salutary neglect?":
It allowed them to be pretty independent
It made life in the colonies cheaper
It let them decide what crops to grow
It allowed them to practice any religion freely
Why did the British pass the "Coercive" or "Intolerable" Acts?:
To punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
To scare the colonies into obeying Parliament's laws
To ruin Boston's economy
To maintain its monopoly on the tea trade
To ruin the French tea industry
