Sugar and Stamp Act

What did the Stamp Act Tax

• Tea and Sugar

• mail sent between england and the american Colonies

• it was an income tax on colonial lawyers

• printed materials like newspapers and legal Documents

Why did the british government decide to tax colonies?

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• To pay for a new palace for king George

• To pay for a war against Spain

• to pay for improvements in the city of london

• to pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy

Who Started the Sons of liberty?

• Sam Adams

• John White

• George Washington

• the colonist

What was the next item that the king decided to tax after the Sugar and Stamp Act?

• paper Tax

• clothing Tax

• Money Tax

• Tea Tax

Why were the colonists angry about the tax laws?

• They had no say in making the tax laws

• They believed the taxes were too low

• They were given representation in Parliament

• They wanted to pay more taxes

How did the colonists protest against the tax laws?

• By paying the taxes willingly

• By refusing to buy British goods, holding rallies, and forming groups like the Sons of Liberty

• By sending gifts to the British Parliament

• By moving back to Britain

What was the significance of the slogan "No taxation without representation" during the Stamp Act crisis?

• It was a call for the colonies to pay more taxes

• It expressed the colonists' demand for legislative representation in Parliament

• It was a British campaign to justify the Stamp Act

• It encouraged colonists to represent Britain

Why were the American colonists so upset over the taxes?

• They didn't want to pay any taxes

• They wanted more taxes from Britain

• They didn't want taxation without representation in British parliament

• They wanted to pay taxes on exports not imports

• All of the above

What incident turned violent when British soldiers shot several colonists who were protesting taxes?

• Boston Tea Party

• New York Riots

• Great Train Strike

• Boston Massacre

• Gunpowder Incident

a series of acts such as closing the Boston Harbor, sending military troops to control the colonists, and forcing the colonists to house and feed British troops

• Proclamation of 1763

• Coercive/Intolerable acts

• stamp act

• sugar act