Unit 5 Quickcheck 1

In what year was the Stamp Act passed?

• 1765

• 1776

• 1754

• 1783

The Stamp Act required all printed materials to have:

• A watermark

• A stamp

• A signature

• A seal

Who organized many of the demonstrations against the Stamp Act?

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who were responsible for the destruction of the tea?

• The British soldiers

• The American colonists

• The French traders

• The Native Americans

What were the Patriots protesting?

• Taxation without representation

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Quartering Act

What were the consequences imposed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

The colonists/people were disguised as __________.

• American Indians

• Bristish

• French

• None of the above

What was the Tea Act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Smuggling tea

• Put a tax on tea, and Americans can only buy tea from Britain

• people drinking tea

Who was involved in the Boston Tea Party?

• Native Americans

• King George III

• British soldiers

• Sons of Liberty

What does the term "no taxation without representation" mean?

• Colonists thought they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

• Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

• Colonists thought they were being picked on.