Stamp Act & "No Taxation without Representation"

In what year did the Stamp Act take place?

• 1754

• 1759

• 1763

• 1765

What debt was the Stamp Act supposed to pay?

• The Stamp Act paid expenses from the war.

• The Stamp Act paid King George Washington.

• The Stamp Act paid for the British colonists' clothes.

• All of the above.

Which of the following was NOT "paper material" that was being taxed?

• a deck of cards

• a birth certificate

• newspaper

• a picture frame

What did the British colonists do as a result of the Stamp Act?

• The wrote a letter to George Washington

• They started a war.

• They gathered in protests.

• They moved to France.

Why were the colonists upset with King George?

• because he controlled the newspapers

• because of the Riot Act

• because of the Stamp Act

• because of the French and Indian War

Which of the following is NOT what the colonists really meant by saying no taxation without representation?

• We want to remain loyal to King George.

• We want NO taxation by Parliament.

• We want NO interfering representation in Parliament.

• We will take care of our business in our own way.