The Stamp Act

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• mail brought into America

• legal documents and newspapers

• sugar and molasses

• tea

Why did King George want to tax the colonists?

• to pay for repairing British forts in America

• to pay for his new palace

• to punish them for losing the French and Indian War

• to pay his debts for the French and Indian War

Why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

• They had no representation in the government of England.

• They didn't want to pay taxes.

• They hated the Stamp agents.

• They thought the French should help pay the war debt.

In what year did the British impose the Stamp Act?

• 1763

• 1765

• 1766

• 1770

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• They burned the stamped paper in the streets.

• They boycotted (refused to buy) British goods.

• They refused to pay the tax

• All of the above.

What was the meeting of the delegates (representatives) to discuss the Stamp Act called?

• Stamp Act Congress

• Stamp Act Convention

• Continental Congress

• All of the above

What group took to the streets to protest the Stamp Act?

• The Patriots

• The Minutemen

• The Boston Boys

• The Sons of Liberty

What was the result of the protests agains the Stamp Act?

• British troops were sent to the colonies.

• Parliament repealed (took away) the law.

• Britain had the protesters put in jail.

• Britain did nothing and the colonists were forced to pay the tax.

Who started the Sons of Liberty?

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• John Smith

TRUE OR FALSE: The Stamp Act taxes had to be paid with British money, not money printed in the colonies.

• TRUE

• FALSE