Gallopade Chapter 3 Quiz 2 - Growing Tension with Britain

A tariff is a tax on imports.

• True

• False

Repeal means to

• start

• cancel

How did Great Britain plan to pay their debts after the war?

• They taxed the Native Americans.

• They taxed the French.

• They taxed the colonists.

• They taxed the Spanish.

Why were colonists upset with the new taxes they were forced to pay?

• They were upset because they were paying more money and had no representation in the Parliament.

• They didn't mind paying extra taxes for imported good.

• They were happy to support the British government.

The protests against the new taxes spread throughout the colonies.

• True

• False.

What did the Stamp Act do?

• Taxed all paper products in the colonies

• Started a boycott of British good

• Put a tariff on things like glass from Europe

• Asked representatives from the colonies to meet.

Which of these placed a tariff on goods imported from Britain such as paper, glass, wool, paint, and lead?

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sons of Liberty

What was one of the main ways the colonists demonstrated they were angry with Britain?

• Riots

• Speaches

• Boycotts

• Letters to the King

Which city had the most protests, and as a result had its harbor taken over by British warship and troops?

• Boston

• New York

• Charleston

• Jamestown

Britain repealed all of the taxes from the Stamp and Townshend Acts except one. What was still being taxed after everything else was repealed?

• Paper

• Tea

• Cloth

• Glass