Tax Trouble

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain after the French and Indian War?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Grenville

• Benjamin Franklin
• William Pitt the Elder

This law placed a tax on printed materials including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

• Tea Act of 1773
• Intolerable Acts of 1774
• Boston Tea Party of 1773
• Stamp Act of 1765

A lawyer from Virginia urged colonists to protest and convince Parliament to cancel he tax. This was the beginning of the colonies uniting as one group against whom?

• Spanish government
• French government
• Dutch government
• British government

One of the biggest protestors of the Stamp Act created a group called ______ that brought colonists together to protest the tax.

• Daughters of Liberty
• Rebels United
• Sons of Liberty
• Taxation Resisters

What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?

• To establish a monarchy in the American colonies
• To promote British taxation and policies in the American colonies
• To protest against British taxation and policies in the American colonies
• To advocate for independence from France

What did the stamp agents do as a result of the Sons of Liberty?

• The stamp agents increased taxes
• The stamp agents joined the Sons of Liberty
• The stamp agents celebrated
• The stamp agents resigned.

This act placed a tax on items such as wool, paper, tea, and many other items.

• Boston Tea Party Act of 1773
• Stamp Act of 1765
• Townshend Acts of 1767

• Tea Act of 1773

British leaders wanted the colonists to stop protesting so they ______

• sent gifts and rewards to thank them for their help

• ignored the protests and punished the colonists

• offered independence and invited the protesters free goods

• sent war ships to encourage the colonists to stop protesting