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WorksheetsStudies Weekly Week 13 The Acts of Parliament
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the role of the British Parliament in the colonies?
to enforce laws and arrest people
to create laws and collect taxes
to ship goods to the colonist
They had no role in the colonies.
Why were the British soldiers, known as Regulars, assigned to be in the colonies?
(a)
Who voted in the elections to choose the members of Parliament?
only those living in Great Britain
only those living in the colonies
only those with property
only those who were wealthy
The Stamp Act was a tax on
all paper products
stamps
letters to England
newspapers
Who is considered the first casualty in the war for independence?
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Hutchinson
Crispus Attucks
Most of the Acts of Parliament toward the colonies involved
quartering troops
taxes
tea
paper
What was the effect of the Quartering Act?
It allowed for the printing of money in the colonies.
It prevented settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
It forced colonist to provide food and housing for British soldiers.
It divided the colonies into four districts.
What was the economic action the colonist took to impact British goods?
They passed a tariff.
They destroyed goods.
They organized a boycott.
They refused to pay the British Regulars.
Why did Parliament decide to raise taxes in the American colonies?
(a)
