WorksheetsModule 4 L1 Conflict in the Colonies
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 19mins
What did the Stamp Act tax?
all paper goods including dice and playing cards
It taxed stamps.
It taxed tea.
It was a tax for the patriots only.
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Hancock
Samuel Adams
The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______
molasses
tea
clothes
What did the Stamp Act Tax
Tea and Sugar
mail sent between england and the american Colonies
it was an income tax on colonial lawyers
printed materials like newspapers and legal Documents
Why did the british government decide to tax colonies?
to pay for the French and Indian War
To pay for a new palace for king George
To pay for a war against Spain
to pay for improvements in the city of london
to pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy
How did the colonist protest against the Stamp Act?
They refused to pay the tax
they boycotted british goods
They burned the stamped paper in the streets
All of the above
None of the above
How did merchants avoid paying the sugar tax?
not using them
smuggling goods into the country
made their own sugar
just paid the taxes anyway
Why did King George send over british troops to the colonies?
to make a new government
to bring more goods
to arrest the protesters
to protect the officials because colonist threatened to use violence against them.
What did the Declaratory Act say?
Children would have to serve in the military at age 18
Britain has the authority to pass any laws they see fit on the colonies
Britain's laws and Colonial Laws must be in agreement in order for them to go into effect
Soldiers would be permitted to live in your house if the need arises
The secret organization that was led by Samuel Adams and encourage protest and boycotts beacause: "No Taxation without Representation!"
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
The Stamp Act Congress
The Real Dudez
What did delegates do at the Stamp Act Congress?
Required to pay a stamp tax when they purchased printed materials.
Not allowed to go west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Signed a petition saying Parliament had no right to impose taxes on them without a representative.
Allowed Parliament to make all laws for them because the Declaratory Act was strongly listened to by the delegates.
Before the French and Indian War, the colonists had been ____.
completely ruled by Parliament.
left alone to solve their own problems and govern themselves.
heavily taxed by the British government.
united into one government.
Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
Hector
Crispus Attucks
Sam Adams
John Adams
True or False: In the event known as the Boston Massacre, colonists threw things at the British and dared them to fire their guns.
True
False
