Chapter 10: Growing Tensions Between the Colonies and Britain

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Debts Protested acts taxation without representation

1) The British government spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War. This left Britain with many unpaid bills, called _________________.

2) From 1763 to 1774, Britain passed several laws, called _____________________. that affected the American colonies.

3) Many American colonists were unhappy with British laws such as the Stamp Act. Some colonists ________________________ to show that they did not like the laws.

4) Many colonists became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government to vote on laws. These colonists thought this was unfair and called it _________________ _______________ __________________________.

5) Which of the following was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

a) Britain defeated France and its Indian Allies

b) Britain gained a large amount of new territory

c) Britain ended up with huge debts

d) ALL of the ABOVE were outcomes!

6) Why did the British create the Proclamation of 1763?

7) Which ACT passed by the British Parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

8) How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?

9) Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of March 5, 1770 as the "Boston Massacre"?

a) A British Soldier b) King George III of England

c) An American colonist from Boston d) A visitor from France

10) What were the Acts called that the British Parliament passed in reaction to the Boston Tea Party?