Colonial America #2
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- Q1The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily toforce French settlers to leave British territorylimit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlerspromote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountainsencourage colonial economic ties with France30s
- Q2During the early 1770s, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy?It offered self-government to the colonists.It increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws.It agreed to grant the colonies representation in Parliament.It asked France for help in controlling the colonists.30s
- Q3Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I.____________________________________ 1. Stamp Act Congress 2. Boston Tea Party 3. First Continental CongressColonial Attempts to End the British Policy of Salutary NeglectBritish Parliamentary Actions to Punish Colonial AmericansProtests Against Slavery in the American ColoniesColonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies30s
- Q4The major objection that British colonists in North America had to English rule was that they weredenied the right to arm themselves for defenseforced to farm crops ordered by Englanddenied the rights of citizens who lived in Englandforced to settle wilderness areas30s
- Q5Writs of assistance were documents thatserved as formal complaints that the colonists sent to the British government to show their displeasure with taxescustoms officials used to search any ship or building that they suspected might hold smuggled goods.forced colonists to house and feed British soldiersallowed colonists to search the belongings of British soldiers30s
- Q6Which of the following events resulted in the death of five unarmed colonists at the hands of British soldiers?Boston MassacreThe meeting of the First Continental CongressBoston Tea PartyBattle of Lexington30s