When the Stamp Act was repealed, the British replaced it with the Declaratory Act which said

Parliament had the full power and authority to make laws in all cases

What did the Quartering Act do?

Put British troops in private buildings

What were the Townshend Duties?

Taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea

A life-sized dummy to mock a royal official

What was the policy of Salutary Neglect?

Letting the colonies run their own governments and affairs

What was the principle at stake if the colonists paid the British taxes?

That the colonists were giving in to British taxes

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1
What was the only notable exception to the boycott organized by the First Continental Congress?
Leather
Apples
Rice
Tobacco
2
The number of tea chests dumped into the Boston Harbor was
342
324
234
432
3
When the Stamp Act was repealed, the British replaced it with the Declaratory Act which said
Parliament didn't have the right to make laws in the colonies
Parliament had the full power and authority to make laws in all cases
Parliament declared the immediate independence of the colonies
Parliament apologized for the bad treatment of the colonists
4
The main cause of the British debt and therefore the reason for many of the new taxes was
Cherokee War
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
American Revolution
5
A popular way that colonists would protest British taxes was to _______ goods or refuse to buy them
protest
smuggle
boycott
effigy
6
What did the Quartering Act do?
Put British troops in the town square
Put British troops in private buildings
Restricted the colonists access to tea
Put British troops in jail
7
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Intolerable acts passed to punish Boston?
Firing the local police force
Quartering of troops
Closing the Boston Harbor
Disbanding the local assembly
8
What was the most notable protest by the colonists against British taxes in the colony of Massachusetts?
Boston Massacre
Burning of effigies
Boston Tea Party
Tarring and Feathering
9
What were the Townshend Duties?
Taxes on bringing ships into the colonial harbors
Taxes forcing colonists to house soldiers in their homes
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea
Taxes on molasses and wine
10
What is an effigy?
A type of tax
A life-sized dummy to praise a royal official
A life-sized dummy to mock a royal official
An organized protest
11
What was the policy of Salutary Neglect?
Enforcing harsh laws neglecting the will of the colonists
Calling out the British Army to manage colonial government
Letting the colonies run their own governments and affairs
Neglecting the material needs of the colonies
12
The response to the Townshend duties was to boycott
True
False
13
The most notable leader of the Sons of Liberty protest group was
John Adams
Sam Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
14
What was the principle at stake if the colonists paid the British taxes?
That the colonists were okay with joining the militia
That the colonists were giving in to British taxes
That King George could force them to join the British Navy
That the colonists were giving up the 5th Amendment
15
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on only newspapers
A tax on stamps
A tax on mail postage
A tax on paper products

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