8.14-8.16(25-26) Ben Franklin & Time of Tyranny Exit Ticket

Which of the following were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Acts

• Declaratory Acts

• Sugar Acts

• Intolerable Acts

If the Sugar Act was a tax cut, why was it met with resistance?

• previous taxes were not strictly enforced

• the king did not explain the tax very well

• colonies wanted to be taxed to stimulate the economy

• the tax would lower the demand of slave labor

How did Thomas Paine influence the cause for revolution?

• He published Common Sense

• His trial led to the freedom of the press

• He published the Albany Plan of Union

• He published the Join or Die cartoon

What was the primary reason that colonists were against the Stamp Act?

• They couldn't afford paying the tax.

• They had no representation in Parliament.

• Tax money wasn't being used properly.

• They wanted tax money to go directly to Parliament rather than the king.

Which founder of the Sons of Liberty organized protests like the Boston Tea Party?

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

Which of the following stated that the British had control over the colonies in "all cases whatsoever?"

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Declaratory Act

• Sugar Act

Which tax on printed material led to extreme protests from the colonists?

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

How did the Sons of Liberty protest taxes and regulations by the British?

• burning effigies

• tarring and feathering

• the Boston Tea Party

• all of these

What kinds of items were taxed by the Townshend Acts?

• exports

• molasses

• imports

• printed materials

Which law required colonies to house and feed soldiers?

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Defense Act