Stamp Act/ Townshend Act Quiz
Authored by Caroline Williams
Social Studies
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on tea and sugar
A law that said colonists had to let British soldiers stay in their homes
A tax on printed materials like newspapers and playing cards
A law that stopped trade with other countries
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the British government pass the Stamp Act?
To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
To make money to pay for the French and Indian War
To give colonists more rights
To make colonists move to England
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The colonists were happy to pay the taxes from the Stamp Act.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?
They ignored it.
They refused to buy stamped goods and protested.
They sent soldiers to England.
They created a new tax.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
Goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea
Only newspapers
Colonial land
Ships coming from Europe
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What did many colonists do to protest the Townshend Acts?
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What famous phrase did the colonists use to show they were angry about the new taxes?
“One Nation Under God”
“No Taxation Without Representation!”
“Peace and Freedom for All”
“The Redcoats Are Coming!”
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