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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen and who was the Stamp Act passed by?Parliament, early 1765Commitee of Correspondence, 1763Parliament, 1764Parliament, 1760
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The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.TrueFalse - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Parliament's reaction to the protest against the Stamp Act?They sent troops to prosecute protesters.They harshly enforced the law even more.They repealed the law.They ignored the protesting.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen was the Stamp Act repealed ?1766196017621777
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe seven colonies met in October, in New York, for the Stamp Act Congress.FalseTrue
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich house passed several resolutions declaring that it alone had the right to tax the people of Virginia?House of BurgundyHouse of BurgersHouse of BurgessesHouse of Borough
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase became famous after Henry's speech?"No taxation without representation.""If this be treason, make the most of it.""I know not what course others may take.""Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMerchants in ___, ___, and ___ organized a boycott on British goods.New York, Boston, PhiladelphiaVirginia, Maryland, South CarolinaNorth Carolina, Georgia, PennsylvaniaDelaware, New Jersey, Connecticut
- 9. Multiple ChoiceProtests against the Stamp Act were not widespread.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of a petition?Company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industryTo prepare for warA written request to a governmentPerson who takes a religious journey
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?The colonists were rich compared to most British citizens.Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.The British wished to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.They needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
- 12. Multiple ChoicePatrick Henry was one of the oldest members of House of Burgesses.FalseTrue
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDefine boycott.An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain productsimport taxCitizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's noticeto surrender
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Stamp Act was repealed, which act was passed?The Quartering ActThe Sugar ActThe Townshend ActThe Declaratory Act
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Declaratory Act say?Parliament had no control over the colonies.Parliament had total authority over the colonies.Parliament had little control over the colonies.
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