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Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
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When was the Stamp Act passed?
In 1765 by Parliament.
100
What was the Quartering Acts purpose?
To save money.
100
How many acts did the Parliament pass, in response to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed four laws.
100
True or False. The Sugar act was the first act put on the colonist.
True. In 1764 the Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
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Did the Tea Act lower or raise the price of tea?
It lowered the price of tea.
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A petition was sent to the king and Parliament by nine delegates from the colonies. What is a petition?
A written request to a government.
200
Why did the colonist protest angrily about the Quartering Act?
They complained that the Act was violating their rights.
200
In response to the Intolerable Acts the Committee of Correspondence organized a meeting called?
The First Continental Congress
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The Sugar Act put a duty on what products?
Molasses, sugar and rum.
200
Why did Tea Act hurt many colonial merchants?
They now could not compete with the lower prices of tea.
300
What did the Stamp act require of the colonist?
That they buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.
300
When was the Quartering Act enforced and who was in the Colonies to enforce it?
In 1763 the Quartering Act was enforced by 10,000 British soldiers.
300
☺♧Daily Double☺♧ At the same time the Parliament passed what other act?
The Quebec Act
300
What happened if a smuggler got caught for smuggling goods?
They would receive a harsh punishment.
300
With the Tea Act in place the East India Company got a what on selling tea in the colonies?
Monopoly
400
When did the Parliament repeal the Stamp Act? And why?
In 1766 because there were so many protests and a petition was wrote.
400
What did the Quartering Act require the Colonist to do?
House the British troop and provided them with food and other supplies.
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What event made King George Ⅲ create the Intolerable Act?
The Boston Tea Party
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If you didn't pay the duty on your products, what happened?
You wouldn't the products you wanted.
400
In 1773 the Parliament passed the Tea Act. It was intended to help which company?
The British East India Company
500
Who organized a boycott of British goods?
Merchants in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
500
What other act strengthened the Quartering Act?
The Intolerable Act.
500
What are the laws in the Intolerable Act?
The 1st closed the Boston port. 2nd and 3rd increased powers of royal government. 4th strengthen the Quartering Act.
500
A petition was sent to repeal the Sugar Act and Stamp Act. Did the Sugar Act get repealed?
No, the Stamp Act was the only one repealed.
500
What did the colonist still have pay even though the price was lower on the tea?
They still had to pay taxes on the tea.