Townsend Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
100
When were the Townsend Acts instantiated?
In the year of 1767.
100
When were the Tea Acts instantiated?
In the year of 1773
100
When were the Sugar Acts instantiated?
In the year of 1764.
100
When was the Stamp Act instantiated?
In the Year of 1765
100
When was the Quartering Act instantiated?
In the year of 1765
200
Name 3 of the materials that the taxes of the Townsend act entailed.
Possible Answers: Glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
200
What historical boston event was sparked by the Tea Act.
The Boston Tea Party.
200
What previous act was the Sugar Act based upon?
The Sugar And Molasses Act of 1733.
200
What was the tax put upon all materials for communication?
One shilling.
200
What was the sole goal of the British passing the Quartering Act?
To cut costs of the British army. Better payment for the army and their quarters. Or to punish mutiny or desertion.
300
When did the British army first impose troops on the Bostonian citizens.
October 1st, 1768! (My birthday)
300
After Boston sent the British ships back to their homeland, what would become of the abandoned cargo?
The remaining tea was left to rot.
300
How did this fact consequentially affect the British?
It hurt the British's market with the East Indies market, for it was significantly cheeper.
300
True or False: The Stamp Act was Britain's first attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies.
True
300
True or False: King George opposed the harsh treatment of the american Colonists.
True
400
Where upon British troops entered Boston, they were met by no resistance, why?
Because the colonists were still highly dependent on the Crown at the time.
400
What did the radical leaders in America believe that this act was a maneuver to buy popular support for the taxes put in place?
Because the Townsend Act was still in use.
400
By how much did the Sugar Act reduce taxes from the Sugar and Molasses act?
From six pence to three pence.
400
How many resolutions did George Grenville offer to the Quartering act.
Fifty-five.
400
When was it appropriate for soldiers to be quartered in colonial homes?
When no barracks were provided.
500
True or False: Was the King able to adjust the price of the Townsend act at any time he pleased?
FALSE! (Ha Ha Ha, I hoped we tricked you on that one.)
500
In which port was the tea left to rot on the docks?
Charleston Port.
500
What other materials did the Sugar Act tax?
Such items as certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further regulated the export of lumber and iron.
500
In 1775, what was the total deficit of Britain's Seven Year War.
£72,289,673.
500
What is the exact date that the quartering act was repealed?
March 24th, 1767! (We are done, wahoo!)
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