1.) Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists?
a. Britain needed money to pay debts.
b. The king wanted colonists to return to Britain.
c. Parliament thought colonists were too wealthy.
d. Local officials wanted colonists to expand their cities.
2.) Why did British taxation anger many colonists?
a. Tax laws made trade more profitable.
b. Tax laws raised the cost of many goods.
c. Tax increased wages for colonial officials
d. Tax laws lowered the price of land in the colonies.
3.) What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support the boycott of British goods?
a. organized militias
b. made tea from American plants and wove cloth
c. led rallies and gave speeches
d. wrote and published opinions
4.) Which statement best explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?
a. The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in parliament.
b. The Stamp Act taxed goods the colonists produced in America.
c. The Stamp Act should also apply to Native Americans.
d. The Stamp Acts taxed the colonists' land.
5.) Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?
a. France invaded and conquered Great Britain.
b. Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay its war debts.
c. The Stamp Act had caused Native American revolts.
d. The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods.