Causes of American Revolution till 1770

What was the Sugar Act?

• A tax on imported paper
• b) A tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies
• c) A tax on tea and spices imported into the colonies
• d) A tax on exported sugar and molasses

2. Why were colonists angry about the Sugar Act?

• It increased taxes on coffee and indigo
• b) It was passed without their consent or support
• c) It made it illegal to trade with non-British suppliers
• d) It was only a direct tax on paper documents

3. What was the Stamp Act?

• A tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies
• b) A tax on tea and spices imported into the colonies
• c) A tax on imported paper documents
• d) A tax on exported sugar and molasses

4. Why were colonists angry about the Stamp Act?

• It only applied to paper documents such as newspapers, legal documents, and magazines
• b) It was passed without their consent or support
• c) It made it illegal to trade with non-British suppliers
• d) It was only a direct tax on sugar and molasses

5. Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• Colonists who supported the British government
• b) Colonists who wanted freedom to make their own laws and pass their own taxes
• c) Colonists who were sent to the colonies as punishment
• d) Colonists who wanted to capture British tax collectors to tar and feather them

6. What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the taxes?

• Boycotted British goods
• b) Wrote letters to Parliament
• c) Captured British tax collectors to tar and feather them
• d) All of the above

7. What was the Declaratory Act?

• A law that repealed the Stamp Act
• b) A law that passed new taxes on imported goods
• c) A law that stated the British government had the power to legislate over the colonies
• d) A law that gave the colonies representation in the British Parliament

8. Why did Charles Townshend want to tax some of the goods imported into the colonies from Britain?

• To make items like glass, tea, lead, and paint more expensive when it was sent to the colonies
• b) To help the colonies pay back their debts from the French and Indian War
• c) To give the colonies more representation in the British Parliament
• d) To make the colonies more loyal to the British government

9. How did the Townshend Acts differ from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

• They were only a direct tax on paper documents
• b) They made it illegal to trade with non-British suppliers
• c) They did not tax goods directly but instead made imported goods more expensive
• d) They did not have any provisions for tax collectors in the colonies

10. Why did colonists find the loss of their right to a trial by jury unjust under the Townshend Acts?

• Offenders would be sent to a judge in Britain appointed by the king without being heard by a jury
• b) The taxes were applied without the colonists' consent or support
• c) The Townshend Acts repealed the Stamp Act
• d) The taxes on imported goods directly affected colonists' businesses