Colonists and Taxes

What was the first tax placed directly on the American colonists by Parliament?

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

What happened on March 5, 1770, that became known as the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

• British soldiers fired into an angry crowd

• The Stamp Act was repealed

• The Sons of Liberty organized a protest

Why did the colonists boycott British goods?

• Because they opposed the new taxes imposed by Parliament

• Because they wanted to support the British government

• Because they wanted to buy goods from other countries

• Because they wanted to pay only some taxes.

What did the Tea Act of 1773 do?

• Placed a tax on all paper documents

• Put taxes on household items

• Created a monopoly on tea sales

• Repealed the Townshend Acts

Who benefited from the Tea Act and the monopoly it created?

• The East India Company

• The colonial legislatures

• The Sons of Liberty

• The British Loyalists

What event led to the dumping of 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor?

• The Stamp Act

• The Edenton Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Tea Act

What did the women of North Carolina resolve to do to protest taxation without representation?

• Give up buying British goods

• Give up both drinking tea and using British cloth

• Give up using British cloth

• Give up drinking tea

Why did Parliament feel it was within its right to tax the colonists?

• Because the colonists were not British citizens

• Because the colonists benefited from their connections with the British government

• Because the cost of keeping the colonists safe during the French and Indian War

• Because the colonists refused to pay taxes voluntarily

Why did the colonists believe there should be 'no taxation without representation'?

• Because they believed the taxes were fair

• Because they believed Parliament represented all British citizens

• Because they wanted direct representation in government

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Who organized a group called the 'Sons of Liberty' to protest the actions of Parliament?

• Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson

• Samuel Adams

• Captain Alexander Curling

• King George III