Quiz on Colonial America

What was the main reason the British government needed to raise money after the French and Indian War?

• To pay its war debts

• To build new ships

What did the Sugar Act tax?

• Imported goods like molasses

• Paper and glass

What was the colonists' main complaint about the new taxes?

• They had no representation in Parliament

• The taxes were too low

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Paper products

• Molasses

What was the colonists' response to the Townshend Acts?

• They boycotted British imports

• They paid the taxes happily

What event involved colonists throwing tea into the harbor?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Sugar Act Protest

• The Stamp Act Rebellion

• The Townshend Tea Toss

What did the colonists dress as during the Boston Tea Party?

• Native Americans

• Pineapples

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To decide what to do about British laws

• To celebrate the Boston Tea Party

Which city was NOT mentioned as a place where tea ships arrived?

• Boston

• London

What did the colonists refuse to buy as a protest?

• British tea

• British books