US HISTORY 101 FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL
Q&A STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
◉Proclamation of 1763. Answer: Colonists were not allowed to
move West of the Appalachian Mountains
◉Sugar Act 1764. Answer: A tax on sugar...in order to avoid this tax,
colonists began to smuggle sugar into N. America...in order to
combat smuggling, Parliament implemented the writs of assistance
(general warrants)
◉Quartering Act 1765. Answer: British soldiers were shipped into
America to enforce these policies, colonial Americans would have to
house and feed these soldiers only if public housing was not
available
◉Stamp Act 1765. Answer: Tax on all paper documents...first direct
tax on the American colonies
◉Colonial Response to Stamp Act. Answer: An organized boycott of
British goods
, ◉Boston Massacre 1770. Answer: 5 colonists were killed in a
"scuffle" w/ British soldiers
◉Boston Tea Party 1773. Answer: Sons of Liberty dressing as Native
Americans and dumping tea into the Boston Harbor...in response to
the Tea Act of 1773
◉Intolerable Acts 1774. Answer: Direct response to the Tea
Party...closed the Boston Harbor, ended self rule in Boston, put
Boston under martial law, British soldiers accused of a crime would
be tried in England
◉Colonial response to Intolerable Acts. Answer: Rural areas in
Western Massachusetts began to stockpile weapons and organize
local militias
◉Lexington and Concord 1775. Answer: First semi-organized
fighting of the American Revolution
◉Battle of New York 1776. Answer: British victory...Americans
escaped to keep this war going
◉Dec. Of Independence. Answer: Established a social
contract...agreement between citizens and the gov, gov can exist as
long as that gov protects natural rights
Q&A STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
◉Proclamation of 1763. Answer: Colonists were not allowed to
move West of the Appalachian Mountains
◉Sugar Act 1764. Answer: A tax on sugar...in order to avoid this tax,
colonists began to smuggle sugar into N. America...in order to
combat smuggling, Parliament implemented the writs of assistance
(general warrants)
◉Quartering Act 1765. Answer: British soldiers were shipped into
America to enforce these policies, colonial Americans would have to
house and feed these soldiers only if public housing was not
available
◉Stamp Act 1765. Answer: Tax on all paper documents...first direct
tax on the American colonies
◉Colonial Response to Stamp Act. Answer: An organized boycott of
British goods
, ◉Boston Massacre 1770. Answer: 5 colonists were killed in a
"scuffle" w/ British soldiers
◉Boston Tea Party 1773. Answer: Sons of Liberty dressing as Native
Americans and dumping tea into the Boston Harbor...in response to
the Tea Act of 1773
◉Intolerable Acts 1774. Answer: Direct response to the Tea
Party...closed the Boston Harbor, ended self rule in Boston, put
Boston under martial law, British soldiers accused of a crime would
be tried in England
◉Colonial response to Intolerable Acts. Answer: Rural areas in
Western Massachusetts began to stockpile weapons and organize
local militias
◉Lexington and Concord 1775. Answer: First semi-organized
fighting of the American Revolution
◉Battle of New York 1776. Answer: British victory...Americans
escaped to keep this war going
◉Dec. Of Independence. Answer: Established a social
contract...agreement between citizens and the gov, gov can exist as
long as that gov protects natural rights
