Stamp Act Task Cards SS8H3a

In what year was the Stamp Act passed?

• 1754

• 1765

• 1776

What did the Stamp Act impose a direct tax on?

• Tea and coffee

• Land and property

• Paper goods and legal documents

Who was the Prime Minister behind the Stamp Act?

• William Pitt

• George Grenville

• Charles Townshend

Why did George Grenville argue that the colonies should pay taxes?

• To promote trade

• To cover the costs of British military protection

• To support colonial expansion

How were printed materials affected by the Stamp Act?

• They were banned

• They had to be produced on stamped paper from London

• They were exempt from taxes

What was the colonial rallying cry against the Stamp Act?

• "Liberty or Death"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "United we stand"

Which group did Samuel Adams help organize to oppose the Stamp Act?

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Continental Congress

• The Minutemen

Who delivered a famous speech against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

Task Card #9: What role did Benjamin Franklin play in opposing the Stamp Act?

• He organized boycotts

• He testified against the Act in Parliament

• He led protests in Boston

Task Card #10: When was the Stamp Act repealed?

• March 1765

• March 1766

• March 1767