Day 3 Quizizz (American Revolution)

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• paper and documents
• houses
• farm animals
• imports

Define boycott.

• An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
• import tax
• Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
• to surrender

The Townshend Acts put taxes on  _________.

• cloth
•  salt and sugar 
• glass, tea, paint, paper

The French and Indian War happened AFTER the Stamp Act.

• True
• False

Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
• raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
• raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"

• The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
• The colonists had no representation in Parliament
• The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

What ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Paris 1763
• Proclamation of 1763
• Treaty of Versialle
• Proclamation of France defeat 1763

In order to pay off debt from the French and Indian War, the British Parliment took what action?

• Closed the Boston Harbor
• Passed new Colonial Acts like the Stamp Act
• Allowed the colonists to govern themselves
• Had a tea party