LM5.Social Studies.Unit9.Exam

Who was taxed under the Stamp Act?

• A. the Spanish slaves

• B. the Colonists

• C. the Native Americans

What did the Stamp Act create between Britain and the Colonies?

• A. friendship

• B. happiness

• C. tension

What did Patrick Henry do?

• A. asked the King of England to tax the Colonies

• B. collected taxes for England

• C. inspired people to take action against the Stamp Act

What did Samuel Adams start?

• A. the British Parliament

• B. the Jamestown Colony

• C. the Sons of Liberty

Who was impacted by the Townshend Acts?

• A. the Mexicans

• B. the Iroquois

• C. the Colonists

What is a boycott?

• A. a very large shipment of goods

• B. a new kind of goods

• C. a refusal to buy specific goods

Why did the British send warships and soldiers to the Colonies?

• A. to peacefully encourage Colonists to come back to Britain

• B. to gather more recruits for their war with France

• C. to get the Colonists to pay their taxes

In 1770, tensions were rising between the Colonists and:

• A. the Spanish.

• B. the British.

• C. the French.

After the Boston Tea Party, Britain forced the colonists to:

• A. dig for gold.

• B. move back to England.

• C. close the Boston Harbor.

How did the British feel about the Boston Tea Party?

• A. they were upset

• B. they liked it

• C. they were happy