Which of the following was a cause of the British National Debt in 1763?
- drought in Great Britain
- the French and Indian War
- the continued British military presence in the American colonies
- both B and C
What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?
- It raised taxes on sugar.
- It raised taxes on molasses.
- It strengthened enforcement of molasses smuggling laws.
- It required colonists to purchase only sugar distilled in Great Britain.
Which of the following was not a goal of the Stamp Act?
- to gain control over the colonists
- to raise revenue for British troops stationed in the colonies
- to raise revenue to pay off British debt from the French and Indian War
- to declare null and void any laws the colonies had passed to govern and tax themselves
For which of the following activities were the Sons of Liberty responsible?
- the Stamp Act Congress
- the hanging and beheading of a stamp commissioner in effigy
- the massacre of Conestoga in Pennsylvania
- the introduction of the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Townshend Acts?
- higher taxes
- greater colonial unity
- greater British control over the colonies
- reduced power of the colonial governments
Which event was most responsible for the colonies’ endorsement of Samuel Adams’s Massachusetts Circular?
- the Townshend Duties
- the Indemnity Act
- the Boston Massacre
- Lord Hillsborough’s threat to dissolve the colonial assemblies that endorsed the letter
What factors contributed to the Boston Massacre?
Which of the following is true of the Gaspée affair?
- Colonists believed that the British response represented an overreach of power.
- It was the first time colonists attacked a revenue ship.
- It was the occasion of the first official death in the war for independence.
- The ship’s owner, John Hancock, was a respectable Boston merchant.
What was the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?
- to punish the colonists for their boycotting of British tea
- to raise revenue to offset the British national debt
- to help revive the struggling East India Company
- to pay the salaries of royal appointees
Which of the following was decided at the First Continental Congress?
- to declare war on Great Britain
- to boycott all British goods and prepare for possible military action
- to offer a conciliatory treaty to Great Britain
- to pay for the tea that was dumped in Boston Harbor
Which colony provided the basis for the Declarations and Resolves?
- Massachusetts
- Philadelphia
- Rhode Island
- New York