Stamp Act Congress Quiz

In response to the Indian troubles in the west in 1763, The British government

• issued a proclamation forbidding settlement beyond the crest of the Appalachian Mountains

• allowed the area to revert to French control

• sent large numbers of troops and supplies to aid the colonists

• established a separate Indian nation

The program instituted by George Grenville, first lord of the treasury, was designed to

• reduce the American colonies to a state of bankruptcy

• crush the Indian rebellions

• deal with England's financial problems

• force the American colonies to submit to English domination

Under the Currency Act of 1764

• colonists could not make their paper money legal tender

• colonists could make their paper money legal tender

• English creditors were forced to accept the colonists' paper money as payment for their debts

• English coins could no longer be used in the colonies

The stated purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764 was to

• ruin New England trade with the West Indies

• help pay the expenses England would incur protecting her new American possessions

• support the monopoly on the sugar trade held by a British company

• none of the above

The Stamp Act of 1765

• received unanimous support in Parliament

• was a completely novel idea that had never been tried in England

• called for taxes on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice

• was a hasty measure introduced by George Grenville

In general the colonists felt that Parliament

• represented colonial interests fairly and honestly

• had some right to legislate for the colonies, but no right to tax the colonies

• had no right to interfere in the colonies in any way

• had usurped the power of the king

The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 did all of the following except

• petitioned the king and Parliament for repeal of both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act

• resolved that the colonies would declare themselves independent if the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act were not repealed

• resolved that colonial subordination did not include acceptance of parliamentary taxation

• resolved that colonial subordination did not include acceptance of Admiralty Courts

8. Virtual Representation meant

• the colonists could be represented in Parliament only by representatives whom they elected

• a member of Parliament could not be criticized or arrested

• a member of Parliament had to meet certain qualifications before being elected

• a member of Parliament represented not only the people who elected him but also persons throughout the entire empire

The leading radical agitator in the Massachusetts colony was

• Samuel Adams

• George Grenville

• Patrick Henry

• John Hancock

Of the following, who was a radical Patriot leader from Virginia?

• John Hancock

• Patrick Henry

• Joseph Galloway

• John Adams