week 21 studies weekly

What was one role of the British Parliament in the colonies?

• to protect colonists

• to ship goods

• to enforce laws

• to collect taxes

what is meant by the phrase: "no taxation without representation"?

• British subjects did not have the right to vote

• colonists should not be taxed without a say in the actions of a government (a representative)

• colonists did not have a local government but were taxed despite this

Why were British soldiers assigned to the colonies?

• to regulate taxes

• to build houses

• to form governments

• to explore new lands

What economic action did colonists take to impact British goods?

• hired British soldiers

• organized boycotts

• passed high tariffs

• traded with France

Why did Parliament raise taxes only in the American colonies?

• They felt the colonists did not yet pay their fair share and wanted reimbursement for the high cost of setting up and protecting the new colonies

• They did not have enough money to pay for the French and Indian War. They felt that the colonists benefited from the war, so should pay the costs.

What was the effect of the Quartering Act?

• It divided the colonies into four districts.

• It allowed the colonies to print money.

• Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachians.

• Colonists had to feed and house British soldiers.

Cost of the Acts of Parliament toward the colonies involved _______.

• tea

• troops

• paper

• taxes

Who is considered the first casualty in the war for independence?

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Hutchinson

• John Adams

• John Hancock

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• stamps

• Acts of contrition

• paper products

• letters to England

What was a requirement to elect members of Parliament?

• to be a male colonist

• to live in Great Britain

• to serve in the military

• to have royal relatives