Road to Revolution 1

Why did the British create the Stamp Act?

• to help smuggle goods

• to help pay for the tea lost at Boston Harbor

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• to make stamps better for all who used them

What does boycott mean?

• only boys may enter war

• refuse to buy

• soldiers sleep in the beds so boys sleep on cots

• freedom

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• all paper goods including dice and playing cards

• It taxed stamps.

• It taxed tea.

• It was a tax for the patriots only.

Who led the Sons of Liberty?

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Samuel Hancock

• Samuel Adams

Who were the Patriots?

• Colonists that DID support the king.

• Colonists who did NOT support the king.

• Colonists that were neither for nor against the king.

• Colonists that moved back to England.

What does treason mean?

• going against your own country

• fighting for your own country

• overthrowing the king

• bowing down to the king

Which was NOT an effect of the Boston Tea Party?

• More soldiers sent to Boston for housing and feeding and protecting waters.

• New appointed leader of Thomas Gage.

• The king made the Stamp Act come back to action.

• Boston Harbor was closed until tea was paid back.

What does no taxation without representation mean?

• Don't tax the representatives.

• Don't tax anyone in the colonies.

• Don't tax unless there is a person speaking for the colonists.

• Taxes for the king are always wrong.

Who was a rich man because of smuggling?

• John Hancock

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams.

Which picture shows representation as a blue figure?

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