Chap. 5 - 5.1 & 5.2 Test

American Colonist were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

Great Britain needed _______________ to pay for the troops sent to enforce the Proclamation of 1763.

• Revenue

• France

• The Central Bank

• Help

Who was George Grenville?

• Leader of the Sons of Liberty

• A famous smuggler

• The Prime Minister of Britain

• The lead singer of Def Leppard

The colonists _______________________ to avoid paying strictly enforced taxes.

• Boycotted the British Biscuit Company

• Rioted in the streets

• Stole tea

• Smuggled goods

Why did the Sugar Act anger the colonists?

• They believed they should not be taxed

• It raised the tax on sugar

• They believed it violated their rights as English citizens

• It allowed the British to process their own molasses

What act did the Parliament pass in 1765 that taxed almost all printed materials?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Final Act

Samuel Adams helped start this group in 1765 in order to protest the Stamp Act.

• Citizens for Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• Statue of Liberty Committee

When the Sons of Liberty took to the streets to protest the Stamp Act, the participated in this act of protest.

• Hung effigies made to look like unpopular tax collectors

• Burned effigies made to look like unpopular tax collectors

• Stuffed effigies made to look like unpopular tax collectors

• Sewed effigies made to look like unpopular tax collectors

Which fiery member of the Virginia House of Burgesses persuaded the group to take action against the Stamp Act?

• John Henry

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

The Townshend Acts were different from the Stamp Act in that

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

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

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

• Townshend taxes were paid only on goods shipped to the southern colonies.