Road to Revolution Review

Question 1

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 1

Restricted colonial expansion westward, angering colonists.

Question 2

Sugar Act

Answer 2

Imposed duties on foreign sugar and certain luxuries to raise revenue and curb smuggling. -1764

Question 3

Quartering Act

Answer 3

Required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops. -1765

Question 4

Stamp Act

Answer 4

Taxed printed materials, sparking widespread protest and the formation of the Stamp Act Congress. - 1765

Question 5

Declaratory Act

Answer 5

Affirmed Parliament’s right to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” -1766

Question 6

Townshend Acts

Answer 6

Imposed duties on imports like tea, glass, and paper, leading to boycotts and protests. -1767

Question 7

Boston Massacre

Answer 7

British soldiers killed five colonists, fueling anti-British sentiment. -1770

Question 8

Tea Act

Answer 8

Made British tea cheaper than smuggled tea, leading to the Boston Tea Party. -1773

Question 9

Intolerable Acts

Answer 9

Punitive measures against Massachusetts, including closing Boston Harbor. -1774

Question 10

First Continental Congress

Answer 10

Meeting of colonial delegates to respond to British policies, leading to a unified stance.-1774

Question 11

Patrick Henry

Answer 11

Massachusetts lawyer who argued against the writs of assistance and called for the Stamp Act Congress.

Question 12

Samuel Adams

Answer 12

Organized the Committees of Correspondence and played a key role in the Boston Tea Party.

Question 13

John Dickinson

Answer 13

Author of “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,” opposing taxation without representation.

Question 14

Thomas Paine

Answer 14

Author of “Common Sense,” arguing for American independence and making the case accessible to common readers.

Question 15

John Adams

Answer 15

Defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre and became a key advocate for independence.

Question 16

Lord George Grenville

Answer 16

British Prime Minister who introduced the Sugar Act and Stamp Act.

Question 17

Charles Townshend

Answer 17

British Chancellor who enacted the Townshend Acts, imposing duties on imports.

Question 18

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 18

Organized by Samuel Adams to facilitate communication and coordinate resistance among colonies.

Question 19

Enlightenment Ideas Related to American Revolution

Answer 19

Emphasized individual rights and government by consent

Question 20

John Locke

Answer 20

A philosopher who advocated for natural rights and the social contract, influencing colonial thought.

Question 21

Common Sense

Answer 21

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that argued for independence from Britain. - 1776