Topic I: Quiz 1 Life in the Colonies, Stamp Act

Which event in 1773 led to the Intolerable Acts? (3.1) Remember, this was Parliament's response to the Boston Tea Party.

• Battle of Trenton

• Boston Tea Party

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• First Continental Congress meets

Which statement best explains a reason why Parliament passed the Stamp Act? (3.1)

• to help the United States pay off war debt from the French and Indian War.

• to lower the cost of sending letters

• to help start the American Revolution

• to raise the cost of sending letters

Why did American colonists decide to dump boxes of tea into Boston Harbor? (3.2)

• They did not like British tea.

• They were angry about taxes.

• They thought the boxes held weapons.

• They wanted to punish British ship captains.

How did Parliament respond to these actions? (3.2)

• It increased taxes on British tea.

• It agreed to some of the colonists’ demands.

• It passed laws that punished the people of Boston.

• It fired British ship captains for losing British property.

What did the phrase, "taxation without representation" mean to the colonists?

• They had a voice in the British Government.

• They had no voice in the British government, yet they had to pay taxes.

• They were able to make their own decisions.

• The colonies struggled with paying their taxes to their own governors.

Which of the choices below was a benefit of living in the colonies?

• self-government

• paying taxes

• free to wear whatever they wanted to

• to live next to water

To whom did the colonies belong?

• Africa Kingdom or the Africans

• Great Britain or the British

• America and the Americans

• Spain or the Spanish

According to what you've read, what was the Stamp Act?

• A law and tax on sugar goods.

• A law and tax on a person's income

• A law and tax on printed paper goods

• A law and tax on allowing people to live in your house

Which choice below describes and explains the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers fought each other.

• British soldiers stole art from the colonists.

• Tension between British soldiers and colonists led to the deaths of 5 colonists.

• Colonists fought against a tribe of Native Americans.

Who were the people that lived in the colonies?

• Americans

• immigrants

• kings and queens

• Native Americans