Townshend Act

What were the severe taxes imposed by the Royal Crown on the colonies, in response to acts of dissent, known as?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

What did the Stamp Act, passed by the British before the Townshend Acts, tax in the 13 colonies?

• Only imported goods like tea and glass.

• Anything made of paper, including contracts, wills, and newspapers.

• Only luxury items imported from Europe.

What was Charles Townshend's flawed reasoning for imposing taxes on colonial imports?

• He believed colonists would prefer taxes on imported goods over locally produced items.

• He thought taxing imports would encourage local manufacturing.

• He wanted to punish colonists for their previous boycotts.

What core principle did John Dickinson argue the Townshend Acts violated in his essays, "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"?

• Freedom of speech and assembly.

• Taxation without fair representation in government.

• The right to trial by jury.

What significant event, where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonial protestors, occurred in Boston on March 5, 1770?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Lexington

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act Riots