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What was the main reason Britain began taxing the colonies after 1763?
To expand representation in Parliament
To promote colonial manufacturing
To pay off debt from the French and Indian War
To stop trade with France
The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to
End all trade with Native Americans
Give land to French settlers
Prevent colonists from settling west
Create new colonial governments
Colonists objected to the Stamp Act because
It outlawed newspapers
It banned tobacco exports
It was passed without colonial representation
It increased slave taxes
The slogan “No taxation without representation” expressed the belief that
Only loyalists should vote
Taxes were too low in Britain
Britain should create more colonies
Colonists should not be taxed without a voice in government
The Sons of Liberty were known for
Leading protests and boycotts against British taxes
Drafting the Constitution
Negotiating with Parliament
Supporting British trade laws
The Boston Massacre was used by colonial leaders to
Expand colonial courts to protect Colonists
Stir anger against British rule using propaganda
Promote loyalty to the king in the Colonies
Fund colonial militias against the king
The purpose of the Tea Act was to
Expand Parliament’s power over India
End all tea imports
Help the British East India Company sell tea cheaply
Ban smuggling in the colonies
What was a colonial response to the Tea Act?
The drafting of the Constitution
Boycott of wool products
Joining the British navy
The Boston Tea Party
The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were meant to
Reward colonies for loyalty
End all colonial assemblies
Promote religious freedom
Punish Boston for the Tea Party
The First Continental Congress was called to
Draft a new constitution
Elect a colonial president
Declare independence
Respond to British policies and call for rights
What was the primary goal of the Declaration of Independence?
Form a new monarchy
Justify breaking away from British rule
Create a trade deal with Britain
Offer peace to Parliament
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
According to the Declaration, government power comes from
Wealthy landowners
The consent of the governed
Parliament
The British king
One Enlightenment idea in the Declaration of Independence is
Natural rights of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
Absolute monarchy is best
Trade should be unrestricted
Slavery is a natural institution
Loyalists during the American Revolution believed
France should control the colonies
War with Britain was necessary
The king should be replaced
The colonies should remain under British rule
What advantage did the British army have during the war?
More accurate rifles
Knowledge of the terrain
Larger and better-trained military forces
Support from Native tribes
