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WorksheetsEngland's Tax Acts
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from traveling _________________.
a)
east
b)
west
c)
south
d)
north
2.
The Sugar Act raised taxes on sugar.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
The Sugar Act allowed officers to punish suspected smugglers without a trial with a jury.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The Stamp Act taxed _____________________.
a)
all printed materials except playing cards
b)
all printed materials except newspapers
c)
all printed materials except contracts
d)
all printed materials.
5.
The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________.
a)
paper products
b)
salt and sugar
c)
glass, tea, paint
d)
salt
6.
The Stamp Act taxed _____________.
a)
tea
b)
newspapers
c)
sugar
d)
coffee
7.
Why did the British government pass the Stamp Act on the colonies?
a)
To pay for British tea
b)
To pay for British roads
c)
To pay for British war debt
d)
To pay for French debts
8.
Which act of Parliament was a tax on all the goods colonist could not make for themselves like paper, glass, tea, and paint?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
The Declaratory Act
c)
The Townshend Acts
d)
The Tea Act
9.
What did the Quartering Act Do?
a)
Taxed Colonists on glass and paint
b)
Made Colonists house soldiers
c)
Forced colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Raised the tax on sugar
10.
What was one of the intolerable acts?
a)
closed Boston Port
b)
closed New York Harbor
c)
closed Norfolk Harbor
d)
closed Massachusetts Port
11.
All of the Townsend Acts were repealed except:
a)
lead
b)
paint
c)
tea
d)
clothes
glass
glass
12.
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
The British
d)
The Illuminati
13.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
14.
Who lead the 116 men into throwing the tea overboard?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Cena
c)
John Hancock
d)
Ben Franklin
15.
How did the Sons of Liberty show they were upset with the tea tax?
a)
the bought as much tea as they could
b)
they boycotted tea
c)
tossed the tea into the water off the ship
d)
burned the tea
16.
What caused the Intolerable act?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Stamp Act Congress
d)
The Boston Red Sox
17.
The Intolerable Acts did all but which of the following?
a)
British soldiers would have their trials in England.
b)
The Ohio River Valley would be given to Canada.
c)
The Massachusetts and Boston government were taken over by England.
d)
The colonies would have to pay a special tax to pay back for the tea.
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