SS.7.CG.1.5

What did the Townshend Act of 1767 tax?

• Sugar and coffee

• Legal documents and pamphlets

• Tea, paint, lead, glass, paper

• Land and property

What was the British Parliament's main reason for taxing the colonists?

• To punish the colonists

• To raise money to pay off war debts

• To encourage trade

• To support colonial businesses

What did the colonists lack in the British Parliament that led to their protest?

• Military support

• Representation

• Financial aid

• Trade agreements

What did the King refuse to do, leading to the Second Continental Congress?

• Lower taxes

• Answer the petition from the First Continental Congress

• Send more troops

• Grant independence

What did the colonists hope would happen at first during the discussions in 1775?

• The King would abdicate

• The problem would be solved peacefully

• They would gain immediate independence

• The British would leave the colonies

What was the colonists' reaction to the King's continued acts and taxes?

• They accepted the taxes willingly.

• They moved back to Britain.

• They began the battle cry “No taxation without Representation.”

• They ignored the taxes.

What action did the colonists take when they were fed up with British policies?

• They wrote a petition of rights to the King.

• They declared war immediately.

• They moved to another continent.

• They accepted the policies.

What significant document was written as a result of the colonists' grievances?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Bill of Rights

After months of protests & boycotts over the Stamp Act by Patriots, Parliament decided to

• Stop all current and future taxes

• Encourage Americans to move to Canada

• Repeal the act

• Imprison the protesters

Why were Colonists angered by the new taxes placed on the colonies following the French and Indian War

• They believed their taxes were being wasted by King George III

• They felt that they should have representation in Parliament

• The issue of taxing colonists had never before been raised

• The British policy of Salutary Neglect was being enforced