Tax Timeline Quiz

Which of the definitions best describes "nonimportation"?

• A refusal to buy goods from someone.

• A country doesn't take imports from any other country.

• When something is not very important.

How did the colonists react to most of the taxes passed by the British Parliament?

• By violently protesting and burning down buildings.

• By practicing something called nonimportation.

• By simply accepting it.

• Most moved to a different country.

What was the colonists' main argument against the taxes imposed by the British Parliament?

• They were not represented in the Parliament.

• The taxes were too high.

• The British had no right to tax them.

• The taxes were not used for their benefit.

What was the impact of the nonimportation practice by the colonists on the British economy?

• It had no significant impact.

• It led to a major economic crisis in Britain.

• It forced the British to reconsider their taxation policies.

• It led to an increase in the prices of goods in Britain.

What was the first DIRECT tax on the colonies that imposed taxes on various paper goods like letters, certificates, playing cards, and news papers?

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

The Quartering Act required the colonists to...

What secret organization formed as a result of the Stamp Act to protest against the unjust rule of the British government, and protect the interests of the colonies?

• Illuminati

• Free Masons

• Patriots

• Sons of Liberty

Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable/Coercive Acts?

• Boston harbor was closed.

• Thomas Gage became royal governor of Massachusetts.

• Colonists were required to house soldiers.

• Banned settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.

What is the name of the famous protest in December of 1773 that showed the colonists' spirit of rebellion by destroying imported British tea?

• Boston Massacre

• American Revolution

• The Boston Tea Party

What did the Townshend Acts place taxes on?