Beanbody Histories

What event made the British start taxing the American colonists more?

• The War of 1812

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• The French and Indian War

What was the Stamp Act about?

• Tax on paper for contracts and magazines

• Tax on stamps

• Tax on tea only

• Tax on all imported goods except tea

How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

• Seven British soldiers

• Four colonists

• Six Native Americans

• Five colonists

What was another name for the Coercive Acts?

• Justifiable Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Acceptable Acts

• Disreputable Acts

What did one of the Coercive Acts allow British soldiers to do?

• Take colonists' land

• Make colonists pay for their food

• Live in colonists' houses without asking

• Force colonists to join the army