The Stamp Act and Its Repeal

What was the primary purpose of the Stamp Act imposed by the British government?

• To fund colonial infrastructure

• To directly tax the colonists

• To regulate trade between colonies

• To promote British goods in the colonies

Who led the group known as the Sons of Liberty in organizing protests against the Stamp Act?

• James Otis

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

What was the main slogan used by the colonists to protest against the Stamp Act?

• United we stand, divided we fall

• Give me liberty, or give me death

• No taxation without representation

• Liberty or Death

What was the outcome of the Stamp Act Congress held in New York?

• A decision to support the Stamp Act

• An alliance with the French

• A declaration of independence

• The Declaration of Rights and Grievances

What did the Declaratory Act assert after the repeal of the Stamp Act?

• Parliament's authority to legislate for the colonies

• Colonial independence

• The end of all British taxes in the colonies

• A new tax on tea