1.5 Policies

What year was the Stamp Act passed?

• 1766

• 1773

• 1765

• 1776

What did the Quartering Act require from the colonists?

• To pay extra taxes on tea

• To provide housing and supplies to British soldiers

• To stop trading with other countries

• To only use stamped paper

What was the main theme of the colonists' grievances?

• Lack of educational resources

• Disputes over religious freedom

• Taxation without representation

• Disagreements over land

Which act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade?

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Townsend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1765

• 1773

• 1766

• 1776

What did the Townsend Acts impose?

• A tax on all paper products

• A ban on tea

• Duties on imported goods

• A requirement to house soldiers

What was the response of the colonists to the Tea Act?

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The creation of the Continental Congress

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

• Lowered taxes on tea

• Allowed for free trade

• Gave colonists representation in Parliament

• Closed the port of Boston

What right did the colonists believe was being violated by British policies?

• The right to free speech

• The right to free education

• The right to life, liberty, and property

• The right to vote

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare the colonies' intent to separate from British rule

• To request lower taxes from the British government

• To establish a new British Parliament in America

• To form an alliance with other countries