Causes of the Revolution Check

Which act placed a tax on imports such as molasses, and coffee?

• Sugar

• Stamp

• Townshend

Why did GB pass the Sugar act?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• Mad at the Colonists

• wanted to hurt Germany's economy

In what year was the Sugar Act put in place?

• 1764

• 1765

• 1766

• 1767

How did the Colonists protest the Sugar Act?

• Riot

• Smuggle/Boycott

• Hang Effigies

• Boston Tea Party

Which act was the first DIRECT tax on the Colonies?

• Sugar

• Stamp

• Townshend

Why was the Stamp Act passed?

• To anger the French

• To anger the Colonists

• To pay for the soldiers keeping the Colonists out of the Ohio River Valley

In what year was the Stamp Act passed?

• 1764

• 1765

• 1766

• 1767

How did the Colonists respond to the Stamp act?

• Boycott/Smuggle

• Hang Effigies/Threats

• Boston Tea Party

Which Act did the Declaratory Act replace?

• Townshend

• Stamp

• Intolerable

Why did Parliament pass the Declaratory Act?

• To punish the colonists

• To institute a 10 cent tax

• To show the Colonies that GB owns them and has full power over them