Causes of the Revolutionary War

Question 1

What did the proclamation of require colonists to do?

Answer 1

Prevented colonists from going west of the Appalachian mountains.

Question 2

What did the sugar act of require colonists to do?

Answer 2

Cut tax on molasses from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon.

Question 3

What did the quartering act require colonists to do?

Answer 3

British soldiers stationed in a town or village had to be provided shelter, food, alcohol, fuel and candles

Question 4

What did the stamp act require colonists to do?

Answer 4

Forced colonists to pay a direct tax for any paper goods such as newspapers, playing cards, and letters

Question 5

What did the declaratory act require colonists to do?

Answer 5

To re-establish and force parliaments right to create and enforce any taxes they saw fit.

Question 6

What did the Townshend acts require colonists to do?

Answer 6

Imposed a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.

Question 7

When was the proclamation of _____ was passed?

Answer 7

1763

Question 8

When was the sugar act passed?

Answer 8

1764

Question 9

When was the quartering act passed?

Answer 9

1765

Question 10

When was the stamp act passed?

Answer 10

1765

Question 11

When was the Declaratory act passed?

Answer 11

1766

Question 12

When were the townshend acts passed?

Answer 12

1767

Question 13

How did the colonists peacefully protest?

Answer 13

Boycotting, and sending letters to parliament

Question 14

How did the colonists react violently?

Answer 14

Tar and feathering tax collectors, Burying Tax Collectors alive, Burying Tax collectors in eiffigy.

Question 15

What two groups were the colonists separated into?

Answer 15

Patriots and Loyalists.

Question 16

What did charles Townshend think the colonists should do?

Answer 16

Pay for the army that was sent to enforce British laws in the colonies.

Question 17

What acts were considered the intolerable acts?

Answer 17

Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend acts, and The Tea act of 1773

Question 18

What did parliament create the intolerable acts in response to.

Answer 18

The Boston tea party.

Question 19

What does coercive mean?

Answer 19

When something is enforced on someone(s) through force and/or threats.

Question 20

What were the coercive acts?

Answer 20

Boston Port act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act.

Question 21

What did the Boston Port act require colonists to do?

Answer 21

Required colonists to pay a large fine to the east Indian company for the large amount of tea wasted. Allowed the royal navy to blockade the Boston Port and prevent all exports and imports from foreign ports or provinces except for provisions such as fuel and wheat for the army.

Question 22

What did the Massachusetts act require colonists to do?

Answer 22

Made it so that council members were chosen by parliament as well as their governor. Allowed the governor to choose judges and county sheriffs without council approval. Allowed county sheriffs to choose jurors. Town meetings were restricted to once a year.

Question 23

What did the Administration of Justice act require colonists to do?

Answer 23

Allowed a governor to move a trial to another colony or to the mother country

Question 24

When were the coercive acts passed?

Answer 24

1774

Question 25

What item did Britain first tax?

Answer 25

Sugar

Question 26

What is taxation without representation?

Answer 26

When colonists are required to pay taxes without a say in what was being taxed or how much.