What did the Stamp Act tax?

Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents

What was the result of the American protests against the Stamp Act?

The British parliament repealed the Stamp Act

What was the Declaratory Act?

A statement from the British Parliament stating that they.

Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

Because they were being taxed without having any

What did the Coercive Acts do?

Punish the colonists for resisting British authority

Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies?

To pay for the French and Indian War

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1
The British never tried to tax the American colonies again after the Stamp Act?
True
False
2
What did the Stamp Act tax?
It was an income tax on the colonial lawyers
Tea and Sugar
Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents
Mail sent between England and the American colonies
3
What was the result of the American protests against the Stamp Act?
The British continued to enforce the Stamp Act
The British parliament repealed the Stamp Act
The British ordered the protesters shot
The British declared war on the American colonies
4
What was the Declaratory Act?
A new tax on tea and sugar
A declaration from the American colonies to the British.
A statement from the British Parliament stating that they.
A declaration of war by the British
5
What are another word for the Intolerable Act ?
Coercive Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
6
What year did the British begin to impose the Stamp Act?
1775
1776
1765
1760
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Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?
Because they already paid high taxes such as income tax
Because they were being taxed without having any
All of the above
Because they thought they should not have to pay any taxes
8
What did the Coercive Acts do?
Punished colonists for their efforts in the war
Reward the colonists for their efforts in the war
Reward the colonists for their unity
Punish the colonists for resisting British authority
9
Writ of assistance was basically?
A letter from the king granting land
A search warrant
A tax on written documents
A tax on Tea and paper
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Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies?
To pay for improvements in the city of London
To pay for the French and Indian War
To pay for a war against Spain
To pay for a new palace for King George

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