Stamp Act
to raise revenue from the American colonies was called what?
What was the Stamp Act
In the 1760s, Britain imposed a series of taxes on its American colonies. In response, the colonists
protested these taxes.
Who was the first colonist killed by the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre?
Who is Crispus Atticus
In the 1760s, American colonists responded to Parliament’s taxes in several ways. Which way was most effective?
widespread boycotts of British goods
What happened at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?
Delegates petitioned against the Stamp Act.
Which of these Acts forced American colonists to allow British troops to stay in their homes?
the Quartering Act
Which colonial leader argued that the Boston Massacre was a fight for American liberty?
Who is Samuel Adams
The American colonies said there should be no taxation without representation. In 1766, Parliament responded by passing the
What is the Declaratory Act.
What was the main reason American colonists considered the Stamp Act to be unfair?
The Stamp Act was an example of taxation without representation.
What happened at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?
Delegates petitioned against the Stamp Act.
Who attacked first during the Boston Massacre?
Who were the Boston colonists.
In 1766, the British Parliament passed the Declaratory Act to
insist it had the right to tax colonists.
Which best explains why the Stamp Act of 1765 was significant?
The law was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonists.
When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they
stopped using taxable products.
Who defended the Soldiers at the trial of the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765 that Parliament passed?
to raise revenue from the American colonies