Chapter 3 Quiz 2

What did the Quartering Act of 1765 require colonists to do?

• Pay taxes on tea and glass

• Provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

• Buy stamps for paper documents

• Allow searches of their homes

What was the Declaratory Act of 1766?

• An act that repealed the Stamp Act

• An act that imposed taxes on tea

• An act that declared Britain's authority to pass laws for the colonies

• An act that required colonists to house soldiers

Which event leads to 4 dead colonists at the hands of British soldiers?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

What was the main Complaint of the colonists regarding British taxation?

• They had no representation in government.

• They wanted higher taxes.

• They wanted more British goods.

• They preferred Dutch tea.

What was a significant effect of Paine's Book 'Common Sense'?

• It was ignored by the colonists

• It influenced people to support independence

• It was banned by the British

• It promoted British culture

How many copies of 'Common Sense' were sold by the end of the Revolution?

• A few hundred

• About a thousand

• Half a million

• A million

What did 'Common Sense' capture about the colonists' situation?

• The spirit of compliance

• The spirit of what many people believed about the colonies' situation with Great Britain

• The spirit of defeat

• The spirit of trade

Who did Paine claim was a threat to the colonists' liberty?

• The French

• The British

• The Spanish

• Native Americans

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

What secret organization carried out the Boston Tea Party?

• Daughter's of the American Revolution

• Lobster Backs

• The Cherokee

• Sons of Liberty