American Revolution

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

• British

• colonists

• Spain

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

• The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

• The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

• The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• paper

• wood

• wax

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate

• They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors

• They were angry about it, but did nothing.

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

• Colonists thought they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

• Colonists thought they were being picked on.

What happened to the Stamp Act?

• Parliament made it a new law.

• It was repealed.

• It was repealed but they brought it back.

The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________

• repealed

• lost

• given

• refocused

Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?

• they could not afford to pay the taxes

• they gave enough money to the King already

• they thought England should be responsible for their debt

• they had no representation in parliament

Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?

• Moms of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• Aunts and Uncles of Liberty

The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?

• Cancel something

• Peel something off

• Talk to Parliament

• Protest