Stamp Act Quiz

When was the Stamp Act passed by Parliament?

• March 22, 1765

• November 1, 1765

• March 18, 1766

• October 31, 1765

What did the Stamp Act require the use of?

• Tax-stamped paper for all newspapers and legal documents

• Free paper for all newspapers and legal documents

• British currency for all transactions

• Special ink for all printed materials

In "BROADSIDES & PAMPHLETS IN OPPOSITION TO THE STAMP ACT," what does John Dickinson say that the Stamp Act was intended to do?

• continue the slave trade in the colonies

• create a colonial rebellion and declare war on the colonies

• destroy the colonists' essential rights and liberties

• establish the power of Great Britain to tax the colonies

In "The Justice and Policy of Taxing the American Colonies, Wilmington, North

Carolina, 1765," how does Maurice Moore describe the Stamp Duty?

• essential and necessary

• interesting and imposing

• respectful and consistent

• inconsistent and destructive

What year did John Adams write his diary entry about the Stamp Act?

• 1765

• 1766

• 1767

• 1768

According to John Adams, what has the Stamp Act been fabricated by?

• The British Parliament

• The American Colonies

• The French Government

• The Spanish Crown

In "Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies, Annapolis, Maryland, 1765," Daniel Dulany explains what principle about tax?

• taxes are for the upper class wealthy land owners

• taxes require the persons' consent in an assembly

• taxes involve a king or a queen

• taxes are always mandatory

In "Liberty and Property Vindicated, Burning the Effigy, Connecticut, Boston, 1765, what was Benjamin Church's primary goal for the people of Connecticut?

• runaway from the British tax collectors

• spark rebellion and violents protests

• defend their rights and freedoms

• join the Parliament

How does George Washington describe the Stamp Act in "Mount Vernon, Letter to

Frances Dandridge, London, 20 September 1765?"

• an unconstitutional violation of liberties

• an excellent decision for Parliament

• a strategic military campaign

• a profitable opportunity for colonists

What is the overall theme of John Adams, "Diary, Braintree, Massachusetts, 18 Dec. 1765?"