Stamp Act

In what year did the British impose the Stamp Act?

• 1763

• 1765

• 1766

• 1770

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• They burned the stamped paper in the streets.

• They boycotted (refused to buy) British goods.

• They refused to pay the tax

• All of the above.

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• mail brought into America

• legal documents and newspapers

• sugar and molasses

• tea

Why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

• They had no representation in the government of England.

• They didn't want to pay taxes.

• They hated the Stamp agents.

• They thought the French should help pay the war debt.

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act passed by the British Parliament in 1765?

• To grant American colonists representation in Parliament

• To punish the American colonists for previous rebellions

• To raise revenue from the American colonies by requiring a tax on all paper documents

• To encourage the production of paper goods within the American colonies

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To mail letters for free

• To raise money from the colonies

• To stamp all legal documents with a British seal

• To celebrate British culture in the colonies

Which act was directly repealed due to colonial boycotts and protests?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Navigation Act

What was the primary purpose of the Stamp Act imposed by the British government on the American colonies in 1765?

• To increase the British military presence in America

• To make the colonies more dependent on British goods

• To raise revenue from the colonies without their consent

• To punish the colonies for previous acts of rebellion

Which act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

Which law was a tax on all paper items in the colonies

• The Quartering Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act