What is it required the colonists provided barracks and supplies to the British troops.
100
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
What is to help support British Army in America.
200
What was the purpose of this act?
What is to collect revenue from the colonists in America.
200
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?
What is to discourage colonial merchants and manufacturers from smuggling non-British goods to avoid taxes imposed by Parliament.
200
What was the name of the company that imported the tea?
What is the East India Company
200
What did the colonists think about this act?
What is they protested angrily because they thought Parliament was once again violating their rights.
200
Who imposed the Stamp Act on the colonist?
What is King George and the British Parliament.
300
What did the townshend act put taxes on?
What are glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
300
What was the main product that was taxed?
What is molasses
300
Why did the British Parliament pass the tea act?
What is it was planned to help the British East India Company.
300
How many soldiers did Britain keep in the colonies?
What is about 10,000 soldiers
300
What did the Stamp Act require?
What is almost anything officially written or printed would have to be on specially stamped paper.
400
Customed officials impounded a sloop owner for violations of the trade regulations. Who was the man impounded?
What is John Hancock.
400
Why did the Americans protest the Sugar Act?
What is because of its economic impact, but for some "no taxation without representation" became a rallying cry against Parliament's right to tax the colonies.
400
Which founding father organized the meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party?
What is Samuel Adams
400
What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act?
What is to save money for the colonies.
400
The money from the Stamp Act was to help pay for what?
What is the cost of stationing the American troops in the British colonies.
500
What were the two movers behind the protests against the act?
What is James Otis and Samuel Adams
500
How did Boston Colonists show their opposition to the Tea Act?
What is a group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty organized in port cities to stop East India Company tea from being unloaded. Some colonies unloaded the tea into the ocean.
500
The Quartering Act was one of the reasons for______, which authorized a militia.
What is Equal Protection Clause.
500
Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
What is it was the first direct tax passed by Parliament for the North American colonies.