Towards Independence
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- Q1Which of these banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?Declaratory ActProclamation of 1766Proclamation of 1763Treaty of Paris 176330s
- Q2Which of these ended the French and Indian War, causing France to give Canada and the eastern portion of Louisiana to Britain?Treaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Paris 1763Proclamation of 1763Louisiana Purchase30s
- Q3Which of these caused the Proclamation of 1763?Treaty of Paris 1783Iroquois LeagueQuartering ActPontiac's Rebellion30s
- Q4Which of these required colonists to house and feed British soldiers at their own expense?Declaratory ActHomestead ActQuartering ActCurrency Act30s
- Q5What was the disputed territory that both France and Great Britain wanted during the French and Indian War to give them control of the fur trade with Native Americans?Pontiac's ValleyParisFort DuquenseOhio River Valley30s
- Q6Which of these was the first direct tax on colonists, increasing the price of all printed items such as newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards?Stamp ActTownshend ActsSugar ActQuartering Act30s
- Q7Issued in 1767, which of these taxed items such as glass, lead, and paint?Intolerable ActsStamp ActTownshend ActsSugar Act30s
- Q8What event on March 5, 1770 helped unite the colonies against the mother country when British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd?Boston Tea Partythe "shot heard 'round the world"Battle of Lexington and ConcordBoston Massacre30s
- Q9What event in December 1773 involving the Sons of Liberty caused the British to pass the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston?Siege of BostonBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyBattle of Saratoga30s
- Q10Which of these did NOT happen under the Intolerable Acts?ban on Boston assemblies and self-governmentban on imports to and exports from Bostontrials for certain cases moved to Britaintax on printed items30s
- Q11Which of the following describes the First Continental Congress?delegates such as Thomas Jefferson from Virginia and John Adams from Massachusetts met in Philadelphia to plan a united response to increasing British controldelegates such as George Washington from Virginia met in Philadelphia to discuss independence from Britaindelegates such as Patrick Henry from Massachusetts met in Philadelphia to discuss independence from Britain30s