American Revolution

Question 1

Which act lowered the tax on imported molasses and let officers seize goods from smugglers?

Accepted Answer

Sugar Act

Question 2

What did Parliament do to save the British East India Company?

Accepted Answer

passed the Tea Act

Question 3

In response to the Tea Act some colonists did what?

Accepted Answer

dressed up like indians and threw chests of tea into ocean

Question 4

What allowed British officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods?

Accepted Answer

writs of assistance

Question 5

What were the acts intended to punish Massachusetts for their resistance to British law?

Accepted Answer

Coercive Acts

Question 6

What law taxed most printed material, including newspapers, wills, and playing cards?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 7

As a result of the tragic "Boston Massacre" Parliament did what?

Accepted Answer

repealed most of the Townshend Acts

Question 8

What new tax applied to imported good such as glass, tea, and paper, paid at the port of entry?

Accepted Answer

Townshend Acts

Question 9

What law required the colonies to house British soldiers as well as provide certain supplies?

Accepted Answer

The Quartering Act of 1765

Question 10

What made it against the law for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of 1763

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