The Townshend Acts Quiz

What were the Townshend Acts designed to do?

• Grant representation to the colonies

• Repeal the Stamp Act

• Raise money for England

• Increase power of the colonial assemblies

The Townshend Acts were a way to show that England ____.

• had power over the colonies

• would give the colonies representation in Parliament

• had raised enough money to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

• did not want colonists to protest taxes anymore

Why did England need to reinforce their authority over the colonies?

• They wanted to make the colonists buy more tea.

• They were hoping for another protest in the colonies.

• Their earlier attempt at taxing the colonists with the Stamp Act had failed.

• They were done collecting taxes from the colonists.

Which of the following items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?

• Paper, glass, and tea

• Iron, copper, and silver

• Wheat, corn, and rice

• Cotton, wool, and leather

Why were the colonial assemblies unable to protest the new taxes?

• They supported the Townshend Acts

• They had no representation in Parliament

• They were given exemptions from the taxes

• They were in favor of the taxes

How did the colonists protest the Townshend Acts?

• By paying the taxes without complaint

• By holding public demonstrations

• By supporting the British merchants

• By boycotting exports to England

Why did Parliament decide to repeal the Townshend Acts in 1770?

• Due to pressure from the British merchants

• Due to the success of the taxes

• Due to pressure from the colonial assemblies

• Due to support from the colonists

Which tax was not cancelled when the Townshend Acts were repealed?

• Tax on paper

• Tax on glass

• Tax on paint

• Tax on tea

Who was losing money due to the colonists' boycott of imports from England?

• British merchants

• Colonial farmers

• Colonial assemblies

• British soldiers

What was the main reason for the repeal of the Townshend Acts?

• To grant representation to the colonies

• To increase taxes on the colonists

• To avoid further protests from the colonists

• To show England's power over the colonies