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WorksheetsColonial Dissatifaction
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 18mins
What war resulted in Great Britain controlling the colonies through taxes?
American Revolution
World War II
French and Indian War
War of 1812
________________ in the colonies was another reason for Great Britain's control.
Peasants
Governors
Legislators
Soldiers
The Proclamation of _________ stopped ______________ expansion.
1763 / westward
1783 /eastward
1673 / westward
1873 / eastward
Colonists had no representation in _____________________.
Parties
Partitions
Petty arguments
Parliament
Taxes were __________________ by colonists.
celebrated
denied
paid
opposed
Which would NOT be taxed under the Stamp Act?
playing cards
marriage licenses
newspapers
tea
Oppose means to
Be against
Choose
Fund
Force
Which is an ECONOMIC source of dissatisfaction?
Governors were appointed
Taxation without representation
Governors monitored legislatures
Colonists had to obey British laws
The decision by the British Government to place a tax on molasses and to get tougher on smuggling known as the __________________.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Writs of Assistance
Sugar Act
The ___________________________allowed British soldiers to take over homes and use them for living areas and to eat colonist's food.
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
This act gave the East India Company special trading privileges and allowed their tea to be less expensive.
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
___________________________________taxed all imported goods coming into the colonies from England. The colonies had to import certain goods because they did not produce/make them in the colonies. Among this items were glass, tea, paper, and lead.
Writs of Assistance
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
England wanted ships to travel to England first from the colonies or have goods on British ships, because they wanted to control ____________________________ to other countries from the colonies.
Slaves
Weapons
Trade
Governors
Colonists were forced to obey English ______________________ which were enforced by the Colonial Governors.
Laws
Ministers
Merchants
Religions
Which term means a good to sold another country?
Import
Export
What does boycott mean?
To send a letter demanding change
To refuse to buy goods
To sneak goods in or out
To spread news
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
Why did colonists not like the Declaratory Act?
They thought that the colonies should be making their laws not the King
They thought that laws should come from both the king and the colony
They wanted the King to make all of the laws for them
They hinted in the act that the Stamp Act would eventually come back
This act lowered the tax on molasses in order to stop colonial smuggling.
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Coercive Acts
The Proclamation of 1763
