Name _____________________
Growing Tensions between the Colonies and Britain Study Guide
1. The laws Britain passed after the Boston Tea Party to punish the
colonists was called _____________________________ by the
colonists.
2. The laws that were passed from 1763 to 1774 by Britain that
affected the American colonies were called ________________.
3. The ______________________ was passed by British parliament
forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food,
transportation, and housing.
4. What were three outcomes of the French and Indian War?
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5. What is parliament? ______________________________________
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6. What would an American colonist from Boston call the events of
March 5, 1770? ___________________________________________
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7. The Stamp Act and many other British laws made the colonists
unhappy. Some colonists __________________ to show that they
did not like the laws.
8. Describe the three important aspects of the Boston Tea Party.
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9. The French and Indian War left Britain with many unpaid bills
called _________________________.
10. The Proclamation of 1763 was created to _____________________
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11. Explain what ‘taxation with representation” means.
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12. How did colonists react to the Stamp Act? ____________________
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13. Be sure to study the events that led to the Revolutionary War (use
your flipbook to study) and know how each lead to the war.