Acts, Acts, & More Acts

The Stamp Act was a tax on what?

• Printed paper and documents

• Tea

• Sugar

• Postage stamps

What was the slogan of the colonists who were opposed to the Stamp Act?

• Colonies unite!

• Boycott the papers!

• No taxation without representation!

• Citizens against unfair taxes!

What was the effect of Great Britain's Stamp Act?

• The colonists gladly paid the tax.

• The colonists were unhappy but paid the tax.

• The colonists started a war with Great Britain.

• The colonists used boycotts and speeches to protest.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• Colonial citizens who protested the Stamp Act.

• British soldiers who were sent to the Appalachian Mountains

• Members of the British Parliament who approved the Stamp Act.

• The winners of the French and Indian War.

What does boycott mean?

• To raise taxes.

• To pay taxes.

• To refuse to buy goods or services.

• To make a speech about life in America.

True or False- The Townshend Act taxed tea, glass, and paint and allowed British officials to enter colonists' homes to search for smuggled goods.

• True

• False

 True or False - 

 The Townshend Act came before The Stamp Act. 

• True

• False

Why did Great Britain add additional taxes to the colonists?

• They felt that the colonists should pay for their protection.

• They wanted the colonists to pay rent on the land.

• They wanted the colonists to help pay for the explorers who came to America.

Why were colonists upset about all of the taxes?

• They were not upset at all.

• They did not believe in taxes.

• They could not afford to pay them.

• They did not have a say in Parliament.

What was the effect of the Townshend Act?

• The colonists were pleased with it.

• The colonists were angry but paid the taxes.

• The colonists boycotted the taxed goods.

• The colonists left the colonies and went back to Britain.