Taxes and Documents of the American Revolution

What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• To stop smuggling by lowering the tax on molasses

• To impose a direct tax on printed goods

• To increase the tax on molasses

• To provide funds for the British East India Company

Which act required colonists to pay a tax on printed paper goods?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Duties

• The Tea Act

What was the main reason for the Townshend Duties of 1767?

• To fund the British East India Company

• To pay for British troops in America and the French and Indian War expenses

• To create a new governing body in the colonies

• To establish a monopoly on tea

What was the colonists' main grievance with the Tea Act of 1773?

• It increased the price of tea

• It required a stamp on all legal documents

• It gave a monopoly to the British East India Company

• It imposed a new tax on molasses

What was the colonial response to the Intolerable Acts?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The First Continental Congress

• The formation of the Continental Army

What was the main outcome of the Second Continental Congress?

• The establishment of the Articles of Confederation

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The formation of the Continental Army

• The repeal of the Stamp Act

What did the Declaration of Independence declare?

• The formation of a new trade agreement with France

• The colonies' independence from Britain

• The establishment of a new tax system

• The creation of the Bill of Rights

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• To establish a strong central government

• To create a national legislature with limited powers

• To impose taxes on the colonies

• To amend the Constitution

What was the main focus of the Constitutional Convention?

• To establish the Federalist Papers

• To discuss whether to amend or replace the Articles of Confederation

• To draft the Bill of Rights

• To negotiate with Native Americans

What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?

• To argue against the Constitution

• To promote the ratification of the Constitution

• To establish a new tax system

• To create a new governing body