Road to the Declaration of Independence

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 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.

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• repealed the Tea Act.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.

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

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown
• The Pocahontas Disney movie
• Marco Polo's book about his travels to China
• a biography of Johannes Gutenberg

Lumber is an example of a ________, which can be used to make a product.

• raw material
• demand
• stock
• cash crop

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

• It was the easiest  place to reach when Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.
• Land on the east coast was much better for farming than on the west coast.
• The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
• There was no empty land for the Europeans to settle around the west coast.

The Declaration of Independence was a desperate cry for what?

• liberty
• freedom
• justice
• pursuit of happiness

What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?

• The Boston Port Act and The Quartering Act
• The Quartering Act and The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act and The Massachusetts Government Act
• The Stamp Act and Sugar Act