British Taxation
What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?
a. Tea Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Sugar Act
d. Quartering Act
b. Stamp Act
What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?
a. to establish a colonial-formed government
b. to hurt Great Britain economically ($$$)
c. to end the revolutionary movement
d. to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain
b. to hurt Great Britain economically ($$$)
The Boston Massacre began when a group of _____ was bantering (arguing) with some British soldiers.
a. American Indians.
b. Colonists
b. Colonists
Why did the King of Great Britain start making new taxes?
a. to pay for the construction of new museums
b. to pay back war debts from the French and Indian War
c. to make the American Indians pay taxes
d. to pay back war debts from the Spanish American War
b. to pay back war debts from the French and Indian War
What slogan did the American colonists say in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?
a. "No taxation without representation!"
b. "Don't tread on me."
c. "United we stand, divided we fall."
d. "No representation without taxation!"
a. "No taxation without representation!"
How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
a. They resisted imperial policy and refused to pay the new taxes the King ordered.
b. They resisted imperial policy and refused to move off the Indian land (areas west of the Appalachian Mountains)
c. They supported imperial policy and left areas of land that was set aside for the American Indians.
d. They supported imperial policy and paid all of the new taxes the King ordered.
b. They resisted imperial policy and refused to move off the Indian land (areas west of the Appalachian Mountains)
At the Boston Massacre, when an object thrown from the crowd struck a British solder, the soldier ____ the crowd.
a. fired into
b. shouted at
a. fired into
The Tea Act and anger over British taxes led to the ________
a. Boston Massacre
b. Townshend Acts
c. Boston Tea Party
d. Committees of Correspondence
c. Boston Tea Party
How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts DIFFERENT from the taxes in the Sugar and Stamp Acts?
a. The Townshend Acts only taxed imports (items brought into the colonies from Great Britain)
b. The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists.
c. The Townshend Acts were not collected by customs agents.
d. The Townshend Acts only taxed exports (items sent out of the colonies)
a. The Townshend Acts only taxed imports (items brought into the colonies from Great Britain)
Patrick Henry famously said, "...give me liberty or give me death." Why did he say this?
a. He was angry about the Boston Tea Party.
b. He was angry about the Proclamation of 1763.
c. He was angry about customs agents being tarred and feathered.
d. He was angry about the Intolerable Acts and encouraged colonists to arm themselves against Great Britain.
d. He was angry about the Intolerable Acts and encouraged colonists to arm themselves against Great Britain.
Five colonists were ____ by British soldiers at the Boston Massacre.
a. captured
b. killed
b. killed
a. British soldiers
b. the Sons of Liberty
c. American Indians
d. custom agents
b. the Sons of Liberty
Which Act taxed sugar, molasses, and other items?
a. Tea Act
b. Coercive Acts
c. Stamp Act
d. Sugar Act
d. Sugar Act
Which actions could British Parliament (government) have taken to reduce American colonists' anger over taxes? (CHOOSE 2)
a. allow the colonists to vote on new taxes
b. replace the colonial governments with British-controlled governments
c. make more new taxes
d. give colonists representation in Parliament
a. allow the colonists to vote on new taxes
d. give colonists representation in Parliament
The Boston Massacre increased the _____ between the colonists and Great Britain.
a. cooperation
b. tension
b. tension
Which actions were part of the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)? (CHOOSE 2)
a. Customs offices were closed and the tax collectors were forced to go home.
b. Boston Harbor was closed until colonists paid back the money lost at the Boston Tea Party.
c. Colonists in all 13 colonies were forced to form committees of correspondence.
d. Colonists in all 13 colonies were required to quarter (house and feed) British troops.
e. Imports on paint, lead, glass, and tea were taxed.
b. Boston Harbor was closed until colonists paid back the money lost at the Boston Tea Party.
d. Colonists in all 13 colonies were required to quarter (house and feed) British troops.
Why was the Tea Act DIFFERENT from most British Acts?
a. It raised the price of tea.
b. It made colonists angry.
c. It lowered the price of British tea.
d. It made colonists happy.
c. It lowered the price of British tea.
How did colonists react to British policies? (CHOOSE 2)
a. They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament.
b. They bought a lot of British items to try to get the British to change their minds.
c. They wrote letters to each other and published the letters in newspapers to share ideas and information.
d. They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar of Stamp Acts.
e. They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.
c. They wrote letters to each other and published the letters in newspapers to share ideas and information.
e. They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.
Why were the colonists so angry at the Boston Massacre?
a. they didn't like the increase of British soldiers that the King had sent to Boston
b. they didn't like the Tea Act
a. they didn't like the increase of British soldiers that the King had sent to Boston
Which form of protest did colonists use when they refused to buy British goods?
a. letter writing
b. tarring and feathering
c. committees of correspondence
d. boycotts
d. boycotts