Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 1

Revenue Act

Answer 1

a British law aimed at increasing tax revenue from the American colonies. It imposed duties on sugar and other goods, leading to protests and opposition among colonists who felt it violated their rights.

Question 2

Declaratory Act

Answer 2

Asserted the British Parliament’s authority to make laws binding the American colonies “in all cases whatsoever,” asserting its control over colonial affairs.

Question 3

Boston Tea Party

Answer 3

when American colonists, in protest of the Tea Act, dumped a shipment of British tea into Boston Harbor. This act of defiance was a significant precursor to the American Revolution

Question 4

Non importation movements

Answer 4

Colonial boycotts of British goods in response to various British taxation measures. Colonists boycotted British imports to protest against unfair taxation and to assert their economic influence.

Question 5

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 5

issued by the British government to prevent westward expansion by American colonists beyond the Appalachian Mountains. It aimed to reduce conflicts with Native Americans but was resented by colonists who felt it restricted their freedom.

Question 6

Sugar Act

Answer 6

tax on sugar and other goods imported into the American colonies. It was designed to raise revenue for the British government and was met with resistance from colonists who believed it was unjust taxation.

Question 7

Stamp Act

Answer 7

taxes on various paper products in the American colonies, requiring revenue stamps on documents. This act was met with widespread protests and played a significant role in fueling anti-British sentiment.

Question 8

Coercive Act

Answer 8

Intolerable Acts, were a series of punitive measures imposed by the British government on Massachusetts in response to the Boston Tea Party. They aimed to assert British authority but further united colonists against British rule.

Question 9

Boston Massacre

Answer 9

when British soldiers fired on a crowd of American colonists, resulting in the deaths of several civilians. This event heightened tensions and contributed to anti-British sentiment.

Question 10

Townshend Acts

Answer 10

taxes on various goods imported into the American colonies, such as glass, paper, and tea. These taxes were seen as unfair by colonists and led to boycotts and protests.

Question 11

Declaration of Rights of Government

Answer 11

Principles outlined in documents like the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the natural rights of individuals, the social contract, and the right to alter or abolish a government that infringes on these rights.

Question 12

John Locke

Answer 12

a philosopher whose ideas greatly influenced the American Revolution. His writings, such as the “Two Treatises of Government,” provided the intellectual foundation for concepts like individual rights and government by consent of the governed.

Question 13

Tea Act

Answer 13

granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. It led to the Boston Tea Party and heightened tensions between colonists and British authorities.

Question 14

Quartering Act

Answer 14

required American colonists to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers stationed in the colonies. This act was resented by colonists who saw it as an infringement on their rights.

Question 15

First Continental Congress

Answer 15

series of representative assemblies convened by American colonists to address grievances and coordinate resistance to British policies.

Question 16

Continental Association

Answer 16

system of economic boycotts organized by the First Continental Congress in 1774. It aimed to exert economic pressure on Britain in response to the Intolerable Acts and promote colonial unity in resisting British policies