The Stamp Act Quiz

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To prevent the French from reclaiming lost land

• To support the British troops in the colonies

• To establish new taxes on imported goods

• To defend against Indian attacks

Why were the colonists outraged by the Stamp Act?

• They wanted to establish their own government

• They were against the presence of British troops in the colonies

• They were unhappy with the quality of the stamps

• They believed it was unfair to tax them without representation in Parliament

What was the outcome of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765?

• The British troops were withdrawn from the colonies

• The British government repealed the Stamp Act

• The colonies declared independence from England

• The colonies agreed to pay taxes to Parliament

How did the colonists resist the use of the stamps?

• They destroyed the stamps on arriving ships

• They refused to purchase the stamps

• All of the above

• They organized protests and demonstrations

When was the Stamp Act repealed by Parliament?

• 1760

• 1770

• 1766

• 1765

Why were British troops stationed in the colonies?

• To provide humanitarian aid to the colonists
• To establish trade agreements with the colonies
• To maintain control and enforce British rule
• to defend against Indian attacks and stop the French from reclaiming land

Placing a stamp on an important document showed that...

• the tax had been paid on the paper item

• the document is confidential
• the document is a fake
• the document is no longer valid

What announcement did the Stamp Act make?

• It announced a tax on all manufactured goods in the American colonies
• It announced a tax on all agricultural products in the American colonies
• The only acceptable taxes to them were taxes created by their elected colonial assemblies

• It announced a tax on all imported goods from Britain