Taxes + Acts

A colonist who did not take a "side" on the issue of rebelling against or staying loyal to the King was called a...

• American

• Neutralist

• Patriot

• Loyalist

In which event did the Sons of Liberty dress as Native Americans and lead people to dump tea into Boston Harbor in protest to the Tea Acts?

• Boston Revolution

• Townshend Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• American Revolution

The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a special tax for certain items that required a stamp on them. Which was NOT one of these items requiring a stamp?

• Playing cards

• paper documents

• glass

• newspapers

Why were colonists upset about the taxes placed on them by the British Parliament?

• King George III did not care about them and did not appreciate their help in the French + Indian War.

• They felt like they "paid" their way by fighting with the British in the French + Indian War.

• They were being taxed without representation in Parliament. No one was speaking for them.

• They were poor and didn't have money to pay all of the new taxes placed on them.

Which colonist created an image using propaganda to influence colonists' opinions of the Boston Massacre?

• Patrick Henry

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

Which act passed in 1773 gave Britain a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

Which act required colonists to pay for housing of British soldiers who were monitoring the colonists' behavior?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

What's another name for the Intolerable Acts?

• Freedom Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Stamp Acts

• Forceful Acts

How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?

• 73

• 5

• 124

• 27

Which acts closed Boston Harbor and put Boston, Massachusetts under FULL British control?

• Townshend Act + Sugar Act

• Tea Act + Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act + Coercive Act

• Stamp Act + Quartering Act