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WorksheetsSTAMP ACT
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. The years following the conclusion of the French and Indian War were vital in creating an ________________ in the American colonies.
INDEPENDENT DRIVE
DEPENDENCY
2. In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in an attempt to curb ____________________________ .
SHARING
SMUGGLING
3. The implementation of the ______________________ marked the first time colonists’ taxes were sent directly to the British Treasury.
SUGAR ACT
TEA ACT
4. Under the Sugar Act, judges appointed by the __________________ would determine a person’s guilt or innocence in cases involving smuggling.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
5. Under the Stamp Act, paper materials had to be produced on _____________________ paper from Britain.
UNOFFICIALLY SURRENDERED
OFFICIALLY STAMPED
6. Most colonists opposed the Stamp Act because they sent no representatives of their own to _______________ .
PARLIAMENT
THE NATIVE AMERICAN TERRITORY
7. In _______ , the governor became so frightened that he turned all of the stamps over to an angry mob who burned them.
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
8. Lt. Governor Thomas Hutchinson, a __________________ , and his family were evicted from their home, and most of their property was destroyed.
ROYAL APPOINTEE
LAWYER
9. While many colonists used violent means to protest the Stamp Act, colonial leaders were seeking a more organized and _____________________ approach.
RESPECTABLE
INAPPROPRIATE
