Toward Independence Quiz

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• People in Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Britain only paid property 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• They repealed the Stamp Act.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 the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Why did Frederick North (Lord North) have Parliament repeal the Townshend Acts?

• Too many British soldiers were dying because of them.

• The tax collectors were tired of having their houses attacked.

• They actually cost Britain money because the taxes did not make up for the money lost due to the boycott.

• The Sons of Liberty promised they would stop resisting if they were repealed.

This area was highly contested between the British and the French regarding who controlled it.

• Florida Valley

• Canada Valley

• Ohio Valley

• Illinois Valley

What was King George III's reason for issuing the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent further conflicts between Indigenous peoples and settlers by keeping settlers off their lands.

• To raise money to help pay for the French and Indian War by taxing the colonists.

• To require that every piece of paper bought in the colonies have a stamp.

• To give colonists more land from Indigenous peoples so they could move west and have larger farms.

Which of the following could vote in the colonies? (Select all that apply)

• White women

• White men

• Slaves

• Indigenous peoples

Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• Enslaved Africans

• British soldiers

• Indigenous peoples

• American colonists

Which law required colonists to provide lodging to British troops along with other necessities and items?

• Quartering Act

• Housing Act

• Soldiers Act

• Stamp Act

Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram below?

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

• Boycott of British goods

• Expansion of the British Empire

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists gained their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.