Chapter 5 test

American colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the ?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

Who was George Grenville?

• a member of the House of Burgesses

• British Prime Minister

• leader of the Sons of Liberty

Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes.

• true

• false

The _________ of 1764 lowered the tax on all products that contained sugar, such as molasses.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

Parliament authorized writs of assistance that ____________.

• let poorer colonists buy goods tax-free

• allowed officials to search for smuggled goods

• moved colonists' trials to Britain

The Townshend Acts were different from the Stamp Act because ____________.

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods sent from the colonies

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods made in the colonies

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods imported into the colonies

What group did Samuel Adams help to start in order to protest the Stamp Act?

• Sons of Liberty

• Sons for Independence

• Citizens for Liberty

The _________Act required a stamp on all paper products such as playing cards, newspaper, wills, etc.

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

A refusal to buy certain goods is called a ______

• writ

• repeal

• boycott

Five colonists were killed after a protest with the British red coats in March of 1770 in Boston. What was this called?

• Boston Massacre

• Tea Party

• Boston Protest