Module 4 Lesson 1 Target Check Practice

How did the colonists react to the British Acts and Taxes? Choose the THREE correct answers! (ESSAY ON TEST)

• Colonists formed a resistance groups called the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty.

• Colonists began to boycott British Goods and signed non-importation agreements.

• Colonists began to celebrate the New Taxes.

• The colonists do not go to work anymore.

• The colonists burned effigies and tarred and feathered representing tax collectors.

What was the significance of the Boston Massacre? (ESSAY ON TEST)

• It increased the tension between the Bostonians and the British Government... This will lead to the American Revolutionary War.

• It will ease the tension between the Bostonians and the King George III... The colonies will remain proud British colonists!

• The Bostonians will give up and start to behave for King George III.

Why did the British impose new taxes on the Colonists?

• To pay for the French and Indian War Debt

• To take advantage of the colonists and collect more taxes from them than the citizens in Britain

• They were tired of the Colonists taking advantage of them.

• to pay for the new road system on the colonies

How did the Sugar Act impact the colonists?

• It forced them to give all of their sugar to the British Crown for free.

• It forced them to use artificial sweeteners in their precious tea.

• It forced them to pay a duty on molasses, whale products, and other products imported into the colonies

• It forced them to pay a duty on paper products and paint.

How did the Stamp Act impact the American colonists?

• This law required colonists to pay a tax on whale fins, sugar, and molasses.

• This law required colonists to pay for an official seal, when they bought printed or paper items. The tax had to be paid on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, and even playing cards.

• This law forced the colonists to use British Ships and trade only with Britain.

• This law required colonists to stamp out all fires with their bare feet!

How did the Townshend Act impact the colonists?

• This law declared that Parliament could tax the colonists whenever and however they want.

• This law required colonists to paint all their town buildings using only red paint and pay a tax on stamps.

• This law limited the speed of a horse to 15 MPH or they would nail a shoe to the bottom of the horse's hoof.

• This law placed duties on glass, lead, PAINT, paper, and tea.

This law allowed the British East India Company to sell their popular product directly to the colonists without competition… an illegal monopoly!

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

To avoid paying the taxes, the colonists did what?

• Hid from British officials on tax day.

• Neglected to mail in their tax returns.

• Smuggled goods into the colonies to avoid tax collectors

• Opened secret bank accounts in Switzerland

What right did the British take away from those convicted of smuggling?

• Right to Freedom of Speech

• Right to Freedom of Religion

• Right to Trial by Jury

• Right to feel safe in their homes

Many colonists organized boycotts. What is a boycott?

• Burning effigies of tax collectors

• Intimidating tax collectors

• Refusal to buy goods or services from a business or country.

• A small cot for a boy.