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Who was most likely to make this statement: I resent the power of our governor! He does not have my interests at heart.
a) A European philosopher.
b) A French settler in Quebec
c) A British member of Parliament.
d) A British colonist in Massachusetts.

What upset American colonists most about the Stamp Act?
a) The new laws prevented the westward growth of the colonies.
b) Colonists believed that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
c) Colonists did not want to quarter British troops in the colonies.
d) The new laws raised the price of tea sold in the colonies.

In the American colonies, Great Britain's desire to remain a world power resulted in a  conflict with the French known as the French and British War.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What was one reason that Great Britain imposed the Stamp Act?
a) To pay for the tea that was thrown into Boston Harbor.
b) To pay the colonists to be representatives in Parliament.
c) To pay the cost of the French and Indian War.
d) To pay for colonial militias to defend each colony.

Which of the following were NOT sources of colonial dissatisfaction?
a) The colonies had no  representation in Parliament.
b) The Proclamation of l763,  which followed the French and  Indian War, restricted the  western movement of settlers
c) Colonial women wanted more  freedom
d) Great Britain wanted strict  control over colonial  legislatures.

According to the Proclamation of 1763, in which area were the  colonists forbidden to settle?
a) New England region
b) Mid-Atlantic region
c) South
d) Mid-West

(1) The French and Indian War ended, (2) ???, (3) Colonists dissatisfied with British rule. Which event is #2?
a) Taxes imposed on the colonists
b) Taxes placed on British soldiers
c) Taxation opposed by British merchants
d) Taxation controlled by the colonists

Which of the following made purchasing various items expensive for the colonists?
a) Intolerable Acts
b) Tea Act
c) Paper Act
d) Stamp Act

Which of the following was NOT a source of dissatisfaction among the colonists when  it came to British rules?
a) Taxes
b) No representation in Parliament
c) Trade with Canada
d) The Proclamation of 1763

The King of England and Parliament believed they had a right to control the colonists  because—
a) they owned the land the colonists lived on
b) they were the leaders of the empire
c) they provided troops for protection and leadership to enforce laws
d) they paid the passage for the colonists to get to the New World

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