quiz 1

What events in 1763 laid the foundation for growing tensions with Great Britain? Who did the British policies affect? What were the complaints of the colonists? Why did the British enact these policies?

1763 was the end of the French and Indian War which was soon followed by the British issuing a proclamation. The proclamation stopped the colonies from being able to expand to the West. It was also the first policy to affect all thirteen colonies.The proclamation made it so that any and all trades with land be decided by the British Government. The colonist were upset because they were an important part of the French and Indian war and gaining that land.

Put the following in chronological order: 1.The French and Indian War 2.The Stamp Act 3.The Townshend Acts 4.Committees of Correspondence

5.The Tea Act 6.The Boston Tea Party 7.The Intolerable Acts 8.The First Continental Congress

What British General led a campaign into the Virginia backcountry against the French that ended in disaster?

Edward Braddock

Whose famous "Liberty or Death" speech compared the position of the American colonies to that of slaves?

Patrick Henry

The French and Indian War was part of a larger, more global, conflict called

The Seven Years' War

Discuss the primary issue of the Tea Act. How did it lead to the Boston Tea Party? What was the British reaction to events in Boston? Be detailed in your response. 1. Shortly after the committees of correspondence came up the British Parliament decided to pass the tea act. The Tea Act was a law that gave Britain the right to control everything that had to do with trade with the tea between the colonist. The law was passed to try and attempt to bail out the East India Tea Company. The Parliament did this because they needed money and had a deal with the company.

To the colonist the Tea Act seemed much to similar to the Stamp act which the colonist believed was an attempt from the Parliament to gain control over the colonist. This made the colonist very angry so a group of colonist in Boston decided to do something about it which was boarding tea ships and dumping all the tea into the water ruining it. A group of colonial leaders offered to pay the Parliament back for the ruined tea if they would repeal the Tea Act. The British's response was less than happy they passed a new set of laws to punish the colonist called the intolerable acts.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Stamp Act Resolves?

neither Parliament nor the Crown had the right to govern the colonies

The Boston Tea Party was a direct result of

opposition to the Tea Act

When the HMS Gaspee ran aground

some citizens from Providence rowed out and burned her

Which of the following was technically a victory for the British, but proved that the Americans were willing to fight for their liberties?

the Battle of Bunker Hill

Which of the following is true regarding the military during the French and Indian War? [choose all that apply]

the British officers expected American militia to be disciplined soldiers British officers would not listen to the advice of American militia the British regulars were a professional force

When the Virginia Burgesses met in early 1773, they formed what?

the Committee of Correspondence

What incident in April 1775 led Patrick Henry to gather militia units and march on the capital of Virginia?

the Gunpowder Incident

The purpose of the Stamp Act Congress was

the preservation of English rights under British law

The British government claimed that the colonies had _______________ representation in Parliament.

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