The Stamp Act

What war left Britain needing to tax its new territories?

• The War of the Roses

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The Hundred Years War

• The Seven Years War

What did the Stamp Act require to be officially stamped?

• Houses and land properties

• Legal documents and newspapers

• Food and beverages

• Clothing and textiles

Who denounced the Stamp Act as 'taxation without representation'?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What group hanged and burned the stamp commissioner in effigy?

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Committee of Safety

• The Stamp Act Congress

• The Liberty Boys

What was Benjamin Franklin's initial reaction to the Stamp Act?

• He opposed it but advised against overreaction

• He was indifferent

• He immediately called for its repeal

• He supported it

What false rumor was spread about Benjamin Franklin?

• That he was against independence

• That he helped write the Stamp Act

• That he had betrayed the colonies

• That he was moving to England permanently

How did Deborah Franklin react to the threat against their home?

• She fled the city

• She asked for military protection

• She prepared to defend her home

• She negotiated with the mob

What did Franklin argue in London newspapers?

• That the Stamp Act was unfair

• That the colonies were ready for independence

• That the British should send more troops to America

• That the colonies should comply with the Stamp Act

What did Franklin believe a military force in America would cause?

• Economic prosperity

• Immediate compliance with the Stamp Act

• Peaceful negotiations

• A rebellion

What items did the Stamp Act affect?

• roads, ditches, almanacs, & museums

• newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.

• newspapers & books

• Nothing was affected

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Answer explanation

The British government imposed a tax directly on the American colonies to raise funds. This tax was placed on items like newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, legal papers, and even gaming items. Stamps were used to indicate that the tax had been paid on these items.