Quiz on the Sugar Act

Quiz on the Sugar Act

5th Grade

8 Qs

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Quiz on the Sugar Act

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the Sugar Act passed?

1763

1764

1765

1766

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goods were taxed under the Sugar Act?

Tea and coffee

Sugar and molasses

Wheat and corn

Cloth and paper

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the colonists protest the Sugar Act?

They were happy to pay taxes

They protested and felt it was unfair

They ignored the law

They celebrated it

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the Sugar Act?

To support the American colonies

To raise money for Britain after the French and Indian War

To lower prices on sugar

To increase trade with other countries

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phrase became associated with the colonists' frustration over the Sugar Act?

"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

"No taxation without representation"

"Give me liberty or give me death"

"United we stand, divided we fall"

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which war influenced the passing of the Sugar Act?

The Civil War

The American Revolution

The French and Indian War

The War of 1812

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one effect of the Sugar Act on colonial merchants?

They could sell sugar for free

They had to pay higher prices for goods

They became richer immediately

They stopped trading with Britain

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What act in 1764 placed duties (taxes) on foreign sugar and certain luxuries?

The Sugar Act

The Stamp Act

The Quartering Act

The Townshend Acts