1) Britain had a lot of debt from what war? a) French and Indian War b) American Revolution War c) Civil War d) World War I e) World War II 2) What was the name of the Prime Minister of England? a) King George III b) George Washington c) Benjamin Franklin d) Parlament e) George Genville 3) What was the solution for Britain's debt? a) taxing the British people b) taxing the colonists c) forcing the Native Americans to pay d) printing more money e) ignoring it 4) What is Parliament? a) a funny word b) Britain's police officers c) Britain's law making assembly d) Britain's soldiers 5) What was the Sugar Act of 1764? a) taxing anything sweet b) tax on only sugar c) tax on only molasses d) tax on stamps e) tax on sugar and molasses 6) What was NOT taxed under the Stamp Act of 1765? a) Newspapers b) Legal Documents c) Playing Cards d) Paper Money 7) How did colonists feel about the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act? a) they were upset b) they enjoyed being taxed c) they thought it was fair d) they weren't happy, but they understood why 8) Colonists did not get to vote for _____ so they didn't think they should be taxed. a) King George III b) parliament c) the president d) the Prime Minister 9) What phrase did the colonists begin using? a) "No taxes!" b) "no more British rule" c) "Cannot tax me, I am free!" d) "No taxation without representation" 10) Who was the FIRST to speak out against the Stamp Act? a) Patrick Henry b) Benjamin Franklin c) George Washington d) King George III 11) October 1765 leaders from nine colonies met in New York. What was the group called? a) the Anti-Stamp Act Group b) the Rogues c) the Stamp Act Congress 12) What does Repeal mean? a) cancel b) agree c) banish d) cut off e) allow 13) What is a "Patriot"? a) Someone who agreed with the British rule b) someone who was on both sides c) American colonists who opposed British rule d) someone who didn't really care either way 14) What are the "Sons of Liberty"? a) group that supported British Rule b) group of people who enjoy liberty c) group that formed after the American Revolution d) Groups of Patriots who worked to oppose British rule before the American Revolution 15) What year did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act? a) 1765 b) 1766 c) 1767 d) 1768 e) 1769 16) Who was the Townshend Act named after? a) Charles Townshend b) George Townshend c) Townshend Frank d) the city named "Townshend" e) Town Shend 17) What did the "Townshend Acts" tax? a) paper b) wool c) tea d) all imported goods 18) What is a tariff? a) a law b) a tax c) a group that disagreed with the colonists d) a group that disagreed with the British 19) What does "boycott" mean? a) refusal to buy goods b) refusal to pay money c) refusal to allow boys to work d) refusing to work 20) Who were the "Daughters of Liberty"? a) Groups of American women Patriots who wove cloth to replace boycotted British wool b) Group of British women who tried to get men to go to the Colonists and fight c) Group of women spies d) Group of women who were in Parliament 21) How did the British feel about the colonists boycotting their imported goods? a) glad that they were standing up for themselves b) annoyed and angry for hurting their buisnesses c) understood why the colonists were frustrated d) feared the colonists and their actions 22) In 1768 the British sent what to the colonists? a) war ships b) supplies c) imported goods d) slaves e) medical help 23) Who warned the British that increase tensions in the colonies a) Sam Adams b) George Washington c) Ben Franklin d) King George III

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