British Taxes

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?

• to determine if colonists were smuggling
• to give Parliament the right to levy a tax
• to punish people who did not pay their taxes
• to raise revenue from American colonies

The Stamp Act of 1765 was named for...

• a tax related to mailing and postage stamps.
• stamps that taxed all papers, pamphlets, and cards.
• the act of handing in stamps bought in advance.
• a desire to “stamp” out a tax and end it.

Which of the following best explains why the Stamp Act of 1765 was significant?

• It was the first direct tax imposed on American colonists.
• It was the last direct tax imposed in the American Colonies.
• None of the above.

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

• Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers
• Boston soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople.
• British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who shot five soldiers.
• Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Boston Massacre?

• It became a rallying point for anti-French feeling.
• It became a rallying point for anti-British feeling.
• It had no impact on the colonies.
• It led to the repeal of the Stamp Act.

A result of the colonists’ angry reaction to the Tea Act of 1773 was that the British Parliament...

• repealed the Tea Act.
• raised the tea tax.
• banned the sale of tea.
• passed the Intolerable Acts.

In response to British control of Boston in 1775, colonists...

• formed armed militias.
• agreed with the Intolerable Acts.
• none of the above

Which of the following events occurred on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775?

• British troops captured all colonial rebels, including minutemen.
• British troops and minutemen fired their weapons at each other.
• Minutemen held a meeting to discuss how to respond to British troops.
• British troops and minutemen agreed to a truce after the first shot was fired.

Which of the following best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774?

• The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea.
• The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies.
• The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Boston Massacre.
• The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.

Passage of which of the following acts increased tension between colonists and the British government in 1774?

• None of the below.
• the Declaratory Act
• the Intolerable Acts
• the Stamp Act