Stamp and Sugar Act

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

What year did the British begin to impose the stamp Act?

• 1760

• 1762

• 1765

• 1775

• 1776

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

What Year did the Sugar Act start?

• 1760

• 1765

• 1764

• 1770

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

What did the merchants do in response to the taxes?

• held a boycott of british goods

• protested in the streets

• Wrote the king a letter

• had colonist sign a petition

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.

Who Started the Sons of liberty?

• Sam Adams

• John White

• George Washington

• the colonist

What was the next item that the king decided to tax after the Sugar and Stamp Act?

• paper Tax

• clothing Tax

• Money Tax

• Tea Tax