The Quartering Act and the Townshend Acts

The Quartering Act and the Townshend Acts

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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The Quartering Act and the Townshend Acts

The Quartering Act and the Townshend Acts

Assessment

Quiz

History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

REBECCA STUBBS

Used 28+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the causes of the Quartering Act?

To generate revenue for the British government

British government's need to house and feed British soldiers in the American colonies

To assert British authority over the American colonies

To punish the American colonists for their resistance to British rule

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the colonists resist the Quartering Act?

They protested and petitioned the British government to repeal the act.

They willingly provided housing and supplies to British soldiers.

They refused to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.

They formed militias to defend against British soldiers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

To promote trade between the American colonies and Great Britain.

To establish a system of self-governance in the American colonies.

To provide financial support for the British military in the American colonies.

To impose taxes on imported goods in the American colonies.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did taxation work under the Townshend Acts?

Taxes were levied on land and property owners.

Duties were imposed on imported goods and collected at the ports.

Taxation was based on income and wealth.

The Townshend Acts did not involve any taxation.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the colonial response to the Townshend Acts?

formed alliances with British merchants to increase trade

accepted the Townshend Acts and complied with British demands

petitioned the British government for more taxes

organized boycotts and protests against British goods

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who passed the Quartering Act?

American colonists

King George III

Parliament of Great Britain

French government

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the consequences of resisting the Quartering Act?

Improved relations and relaxed enforcement measures

No consequences and unchanged enforcement measures

Increased tensions and stricter enforcement measures

Decreased tensions and lenient enforcement measures

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