🗺️Social Studies Chapter 5 Lesson 1

What was the negative result of Great Britain winning the French and Indian War?

• Britain had more debt.

• Britain gained more land.

• The colonists became happier.

• The war ended quickly.

What was the primary purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To lower the debt from war.

• To make colonists happy.

• To increase trade with France.

• To end the Townsend Acts.

The Stamp Act of 1765 is most closely related to which tax that we have today?

• Sales tax

• Income tax

• Property tax

• Tariff tax

What was a negative effect of the Stamp Act?

• The colonists acted out furiously.

• The colonists paid less tax.

• The war ended.

• The British became wealthier.

What event upset the colonists after the Stamp Act was repealed?

• The Townsend Acts

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French and Indian War

• The Liberty Tea Act

What did Mercy Otis Warren mean by “I’ll quit the useless vanities...of life”?

• We will stop using British imports to hurt the British economy.

• We will buy more British goods.

• We will start a new war.

• We will move to Britain.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the colonists begin making Liberty Tea?

• They were boycotting British imports.

• They wanted to start a new business.

• They liked the taste better.

• They wanted to support Britain.

What does the word "debt" mean?

• Money owed.

• A law making body.

• A tax on imports.

• A form of protest.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is a congress?

• A formal meeting; a law making body.

• A tax on imports.

• A rough model of a person.

• A form of protest.

What does "repeal" mean?

• To cancel or end something.

• To create a new law.

• To pay a tax.

• To start a protest.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4