Module E Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources

​Module E

Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources​

​Identify whether each statement describes a perspective from the primary source (Benjamin Franklin Testimony), the secondary source ("No Taxation Without Representation"), or both. Use the texts as needed to help you answer the questions.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence gives a point made by Benjamin Franklin in the primary source?

• Parliament does not have the right to impose taxes in the colonies because the colonies do not have representation in Parliament.

• The colonists make the best clothes in the world.

• The colonists would welcome the British military in the colonies.

• People in the colonies will be furious if the Stamp Act is repealed.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from Benjamin Franklin's testimony best supports your response to question 1?

• I do not see how a military force can be applied to that purpose.

• If the people do not like it at that price, they refuse it; they are not obliged to pay it.

• I do not know a single article imported into the Northern Colonies but what they can either do without or make themselves.

• I know that whenever the subject has occurred in conversation where I have been present, it has appeared to be the opinion of everyone that we could not be taxed in a Parliament where we were not represented.

Multiple Choice

How does the image of the colonists reacting to the Stamp Act contribute to a central idea in the text “No Taxation Without Representation”?

• It shows that most male colonists wore hats.

• It shows that the colonists were worried about pirates stealing their goods.

• It shows that the colonists were very angry about the Stamp Act.

• It shows that women were not legally allowed to protest.

Multiple Choice

Is the following perspective from the primary source (Benjamin Franklin Testimony), the secondary source ("No Taxation Without Representation"), or both?

The colonists were experiencing economic hardships.

• Primary source: Benjamin Franklin Testimony

• Secondary source: "No Taxation Without Representation"

• Both

Multiple Choice

Is the following perspective from the primary source (Benjamin Franklin Testimony), the secondary source ("No Taxation Without Representation"), or both?

The intention of the Stamp Act was to extort money from the colonists and to severely punish them if they did not pay.

• Primary source: Benjamin Franklin Testimony

• Secondary source: "No Taxation Without Representation"

• Both

Multiple Choice

Is the following perspective from the primary source (Benjamin Franklin Testimony), the secondary source ("No Taxation Without Representation"), or both?

If Britain sent troops to the colonies to enforce the Stamp Act, it might create a rebellion.

• Primary source: Benjamin Franklin Testimony

• Secondary source: "No Taxation Without Representation"

• Both

Multiple Choice

Is the following perspective from the primary source (Benjamin Franklin Testimony), the secondary source ("No Taxation Without Representation"), or both?

The colonists had long accepted taxes from Britain that regulated trade and commerce.

• Primary source: Benjamin Franklin Testimony

• Secondary source: "No Taxation Without Representation"

• Both