Conflict in the Colonies

Who came up with the slogan, "No Taxation Without Representation"?

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• James Otis

What was the name and date of the first tax on imported goods that Parliament created to raise money in the colonies?

• Proclamation Act, 1763

• Stamp Act, 1765

• Sugar Act, 1764

• Townshend Act, 1767

Why did Parliament start taxing the colonies directly?

• to pay for soldiers protecting them from Indian attack

• to pay for shipping costs

• to pay court fees for smuggling trials

• to pay for the French and Indian War

What popular method of protest did colonists use against paying taxes?

• stealing from tax collectors

• boycotting British goods

• smuggling goods to England

• hiding from tax collectors

What was the first tax Parliament imposed on the colonists that was NOT about imported goods?

• Declaratory Act

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

How did Vice-admiralty courts make trials more difficult for colonists?

• guilty before proven innocent

• no jury of peers

• no judge

• guilty without opportunity to be proven innocent

What did Parliament do when colonists complained about taxes?

• enforced the taxes by searching ships for smuggled goods

• made taxes more difficult by adding more items to the tax act

• repealed one tax and created another

• enforced the taxes in England as well as the colonies

Which act was created to strip the colonies of ALL independence?

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Declaratory Act

Which secret society group attacked customs houses and tax collectors?

• Sons of Liberty

• Rebels of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons and Daughters of Rebellion

In 1768, who did King George III believe could restore order in the colonies?

• Vice-admiralty court judges

• Parliament

• Patrick Henry

• British soldiers