Colonial Taxation and Representation

The ___ Act was the first of the major taxes forced on the Americans by the British

• Molasses

• Sugar

• Tea

• Wheat

What did the colonists say they wanted in Parliament if they were getting taxed?

• That they needed boats to get to Parlaiment

• They needed food to throw at members of Parliament

• They wanted colonist representation at Parliament

A ___ was put in place by the British to tax Dutch sugar, making it more expensive than British Sugar

• Tariff

• Import

• Law

What was the end result of the Sugar Act?

• Dutch sugar is still sky high prices today!

• They ended it and all became friends

• The colonist boycotted and the act was repealed (taken back)

Which act forced the colonies to provide housing for British soldiers?

• Penny Act

• Quartering Act

• Housing Act

• Dime Act

Finish this famous quote from colonists in response to the acts imposed by Britain:

" No taxation without ______"

• Sugar

• Tea

• Representation

• Registration

Which act was the cause of taxes on all printed material?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Sugar Act

What were all of these acts imposed by the British trying to achieve?

• To pay for tea for all those tea drinking Brits

• To pay for the 7 years war

• To pay for ships so they can travel

• To pay for all of the Kings fancy shoes

How did the colonists refuse the Stamp Act?

• They rioted and intimidated tax collectors

• They put all the paper materials in the fire

• They happily paid the tax collectors

• They ran and hid

What was the intention of the Declaratory Act

• That the colonists shouldn't have to listen to King George III

• That the Brits were coming in full force to take the US

• To "remind" the colonists that Britain made the laws and they had to follow them