The Thirteen Colonies/ The Stamp Act

This first permanent English colony was founded in 1607

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts 
• Plymouth 
• Georgia

Why was tobacco so important to the residents of Jamestown?

• They enjoyed playing cards and it was culturally acceptable to smoke while playing cards.

• Jamestown residents traded the tobacco for corn with the local Native American tribes.

• King George demanded tobacco in exchange for naval protection as the colonists travelled back and forth on the Atlantic.

• Tobacco was a very popular and profitable item in Europe.

The most important event that incited the anger of the Thirteen Colonies was

• giving of the Ohio valley to the first Nations

• the Royal Proclamation

• The taxes laid down on the Thirteen Colonies

• The attack of the First Nations on British forts

Why did British impose taxes on the Thirteen Colonies?

• because they were very rich

• because the British believed that colonies were suppose to pay them

• because by imposing taxes, British could make Thirteen Colonies more obedient

• because the British wanted Thirteen colonies to pay for the Seven Years' War

The Act that imposed tax on cloth, wine, coffee and sugar was called

• Townshend Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Coercive Act

What was an important natural resource of the New England colonies?

• Fish/Seafood
• Bears
• Buffalo
• Sand

Which group of colonies had many plantations?

• Southern
• Middle
• New England
• All

What did the Middle Colonies grow that made them the "breadbasket colonies"?

• Wheat
• Grains
• Rye
• All of the above

What did the original settlers of the Thirteen Colonies have in common?

• They were all seeking religious freedom.

• They were all seeking economic opportunity.

• They all believed in democracy.

• They were all in search of a better life.

What was the main issue that got colonists talking about revolution?

• Crop failures

• Taxes

• An unpopular British king

• A tea shortage