The Acts Quiz

What was the goal of the Sugar Act?

• To help the British pay for the French and Indian War

• To increase trade with the colonies

• To reduce the price of sugar

• To promote British products

What would happen if a colonist refused to pay the tax imposed by the Sugar Act?

• The colonist would be fined or imprisoned.

• The colonist would be rewarded.

• The colonist would be ignored.

• The colonist would be given a tax exemption.

The American colonists responded to the Sugar Act by:

• protesting and boycotting British goods

• accepting the tax without resistance

• negotiating with the British government

• ignoring the tax completely

The American colonists refused to use the stamps because:

• they were too expensive.

• they were a symbol of British oppression.

• they were difficult to obtain.

• they were not needed.

In what year did the British Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?

• 1766

• 1765

• 1776

• 1783

What did the Quartering Act require American colonists to provide for British forces?

• Weapons

• Quarters

• Money

• Land

The British kept their forces in America after the French and Indian War because:

• they wanted to protect the colonies from Native American attacks.

• they were preparing for another war with France.

• they needed to enforce new taxes and laws on the colonies.

• they were establishing new settlements.

The colonists in New York were especially angry about the Quartering Act because:

• it imposed taxes on tea.

• it required them to house British soldiers.

• it restricted their trade with other countries.

• it granted independence to other colonies.

In what year was the Townshend Act repealed, except for the tax on tea?

The colonists revolted against the Tea Act because:

• They wanted to support the British government.

• They were unhappy with the tax imposed on tea.

• They wanted to increase tea prices.

• They were against the import of tea.