Social Studies Review Test #1

What impact (effect) did the Stamp Act have on the colonies?

• No impact

• Little impact

• A lot of impact

A version of the Stamp Act already existed in Britain

• True

• False

The Colonies also had their own version of the Stamp Act before it was officially introduced

• True

• False

The colonies were happy with the Stamp Act

• True

• False

What two words describe Virginia's response to the Stamp Act?

• a passionate and illegal response

• a passionate and violent response

• a lethal and legal response

• a fiery and legal response

Who made a passionate and well-developed argument agains the Stamp Act?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• House of Burgess

What did Patrick Henry argue?

• no taxation without representation

• only colonial assemblies have the right to tax

• the British could not keep all the money from the Stamp Act tax

How did the Massachussetts respond to the Stamp Act?

• fiery and legal

• passionate and chaotic

• chaotic and violent

What was the biggest decision the colonies made about the Stamp Act?

• whether they could be taxed

• making a distinction between internal and external taxes

• whether they'd paid the taxes without representation

Which tax, external or internal, did the colonies not have a problem with?

• external

• internal