Pre-Revolutionary War II

What did the Townshend Acts do?

• put a restriction on storage for the colonists

• give colonists in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston a curfew

• taxed all imports into the colonies

• taxed products made in the colonies

After continued protests, the Townshend Act was mostly repealed. What was the only piece that was not?

• The tax on tea

• The tax on imports

• The tax on legal document

• The tax on lead and glass

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"

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

Which of the following was not an item taxed under the townshend act?

• Paints

• Glass

• Lead

• Lumber

Why was the Tea Act passed?

• To raise money for Great Britain

• To help improve Native American relations

• To allow for the smuggling of dutch tea

• To help a struggling British tea company

The tea act did not directly tax tea, it was a "left over" part of what earlier act?

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

Colonist didn't like the Tea Act because....

• It created a British enforced monopoly that limited their choices

• It created a tax and tea that made it completely unaffordable

• It helped Great Britain control the colonies even more by allowing more troops into Boston

• It created a court system set up just to try cases of tea smuggling

What event was a direct result of the colonist frustration with the Tea Act?

• Boston Massacre

• Gaspee Affair

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Boston Tea Party

The Massacre happened here...

• Massachusetts

• Middle Colonies

• Boston

• The customs house