The Spirit of Independence Lesson 1 Quiz

Great Britain developed a huge debt from fighting the ____________________.

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• French and Spain War

Officers could seize goods from accused smugglers without going to ____________________ as a result of the Sugar Act

• Church

• The King

• Court

Angered by the ____________________, colonists believed they should be taxed only by their own assemblies.

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaratory Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Molasses Act

The Sons of Liberty organized protests and burned (a)   of tax collectors.

One of the ways women protested the Townshend Acts was by ____________________.

What did writs of assistance allow British customs officers to search?

• foreigners

• foreign goods

• homes for smuggled goods

• people for contraband

Which of the following allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• writ of assistance

Which act taxed colonists without their consent?

• Declaratory Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

Goods being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?

• Declaratory Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

Which act stated that Parliament did have the right to tax colonists?

• Declaratory Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts