Taxation Without Representation

Why did the British government need revenue after the French and Indian War?

• To pay off the war debt and expenses

• To strengthen British control over the colonies

• To encourage colonial assemblies to pass taxes

• To benefit the colonies economically

Who was the new prime minister appointed by King George to control the colonies?

• George Washington

• George Grenville

• George III

• George Mason

What was the goal of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• To increase revenue for the British government

• To encourage smuggling of molasses

• To lower the duty on imported rum

• To benefit the colonies economically

What did the Currency Act of 1764 declare?

• Only British currency could be used in the colonies

• Colonies could issue their own paper money

• The colonies should pay for the war debt

• The duty on imported molasses should be lowered

What did the colonists resent about the policy of mercantilism?

• It brought wealth primarily to the mother country

• It encouraged colonial assemblies to pass taxes

• It increased revenue for the British government

• It strengthened British control over the colonies

What did the colonists argue with the slogan 'no taxation without representation'?

• Parliament did not have the right to impose direct taxes on them

• They should have representatives in Parliament

• They should pay taxes to benefit the colonies economically

• They should have control over colonial trade and shipping

What did the Navigation Acts control?

• Colonial trade and shipping

• The duty on imported molasses

• The colonial economy

• The British currency in the colonies

What did some colonists accuse the British of?

• Tyranny

• Unjust rule by an absolute ruler

• Benefiting the colonies economically

• Having representatives in Parliament

Why did the colonists object to the tightening of the Navigation Acts?

• It further frustrated them

• It strengthened British control over the colonies

• It increased revenue for the British government

• It encouraged smuggling of molasses

Why did the colonists believe Parliament did not have the right to impose direct taxes on them?

• They did not have representatives in Parliament

• They had benefited the most from the French and Indian War

• They had paid off the war debt and expenses

• They had control over colonial trade and shipping