The Acts of Parliament - Week 8 Assessment

What was the effect of the Quartering Act?

• It allowed the colonies to print money.

• It divided the colonies into four districts.

• Colonists had to feed and house British soldiers.

• Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachians.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Most of the acts of Parliament toward the colonies involved _________.

• taxes

• trade agreements

• alliances

• immigration

Who is considered the first casualty in the American War of Independence?

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Hutchinson

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• stamps

• newspapers

• paper products

• letters to England

What was a requirement to elect members of Parliament?

• be a male colonist

• live in Great Britain

• serve in the military

• have royal relatives

Complete the sentence: “No taxation without !”

• explanation

• negotiation

• regulation

• representation

Why were British soldiers assigned to the colonies?

• to build houses

• to regulate taxes

• to explore new lands

• to form governments

Parliament raised taxes only in the American colonies because:

• they wanted the colonies to help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War.

• the colonies were wealthier than Britain.

• the colonies had requested higher taxes.

• taxes were already higher in Britain than in the colonies.

How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?

• Dressed up like Native Americans
• Boston Massacre
• Dumped tea into Boston harbor
• Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea

What event is depicted in this image?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord