QUIZ: Hey King Get Off Our Backs Quiz

American colonists declared their independence in ___.

• 1492

• 1945

• 1776

• 1812

A _____ from the King gave Englishmen permission to set up colonies in America.

• Charter

• Letter

• Friend

• Law

Englishmen came to America looking for what? (Choose 3 answers - only 1 is incorrect)

• Gold

• Silver

• Wood

• Waterway to Asia

In England, which of the following did parliament NOT do, or want?

• Made laws

• Only did what the king wanted

• Protected people's rights

• Only gave advice to the king

TRUE or FALSE: The colonists in America still had to follow English Law.

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE: The colonies in America did NOT create their own governments.

• True

• False

The colonies sold their raw materials to England at ___ prices while England sold their finished goods at ___ prices.

• world; English

• market; foreign

• high; low

• low; high

Which act forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on legal documents, newspapers, calendars, and almanacs?

• Townshend Revenue Act

• Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

• Quartering Act

The Declaratory Act declared that all laws passed in the colonies had what?

• Freedom to choose

• To be reviewed by the king

• Changed in the laws in England as well as the colonies

• Had no effect in the colonies (had to follow Englands Laws)

Which of the following best describes the Townshend Revenue Act?

• Taxed goods colonists could produce themselves

• Stated that colonies were dependent on the King

• Allowed for searches of colonists homes without their permission

• Forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all documents