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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who did the King feel should pay for the war?
British
colonists
Spain
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Colonists were happy about paying the tax.
TRUE
FALSE
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.
paper
plastic
pollution
- 4. Multiple Choice
The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________
repealed
lost
given
refocused
- 5. Multiple Choice
This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.
The Declaratory Act
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts
- 6. Multiple Choice
During the protests, colonists brought back a popular phrase from Stamp Act protests. What was that phrase?
"Taxing sugar is not so sweet"
"No taxation without representation"
"Britain doesn't have the right to tax, so let's give the king the axe"
"Parliament's taxation is causing inflation"
- 7. Multiple Choice
The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?
Cancel something
Peel something off
Talk to Parliament
Protest
- 8. Multiple Choice
This man, the leader of the Sons of Liberty, told colonists to boycott British goods. Who was he?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
George Washington
King George III
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA colonial group that encouraged colonists to burn stamps and attack tax collectors was called the:Sons of LibertyStamp Act CongressContinental Congressmilitia
- 10. Multiple Choice
When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?
Cheering taxes
Protesting out in the streets
Putting a boy on a cot
Deciding not to buy or pay for a certain thing as a way of protesting
- 11. Multiple Choice
When Charles Townshend wrote these laws, he mistakenly thought that the colonist would support them because....
It was an indirect tax (meaning it is built into the price of goods)
It was only on materials that the colonies could not produce themselves
It was a popular tax in Britains other colonies
It was meant to expire after just one year
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not an item taxed under the townshend act?
Paints
Glass
Lead
Lumber
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