The Spirit of Independence Ch1-Lesson 1

American colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the _________________.

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

•  Proclamation of 1763

•  Declaratory Act

After the French and Indian War, the colonies offered to pay some of Britain's war debts.

• True

• False

Who was George Grenville?

• A member of the House of Burgesses

•  Leader of the Sons of Liberty

• A famous smuggler

•  The British prime minister

Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes.

• True

• False

The Sugar Tax of 1764 raised the tax on all products that contained sugar.

• True

• False

Parliament authorized writs of assistance that ____________.

• Let poorer colonists buy goods tax-free

•  Allowed officials to search for smuggled goods

•  Moved colonists' trials to Britain

•  Took away colonists' right to vote

The Sugar Act angered the colonists because _______________.

• 1.  They believed that sugar should not be taxed

• 1. It raised the tax on sugar

• 1.  They believed it violated their rights as English citizens

• 1.  It allowed the British to import their own molasses

What group did Samuel Adams help to start in order to protest the Stamp Act?

• 1.  Sons for Independence

• 1.  Committees of Correspondence

• 1.  Citizens for Liberty

• 1.  Sons of Liberty

Patrick Henry persuaded the Virginia House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act.

• 1. True

• 1.  False

The Townshend Acts were different from the Stamp Act because ____________.

• 1.  Townshend taxes were paid only on goods made in the colonies

• 1.  Townshend taxes were paid only on goods imported into the colonies

• 1.  Townshend taxes were paid only on goods sent from the colonies

• 1.  Townshend taxes were paid only on goods shipped to southern colonies