The Taxes Leading To The American Revolution
This is a quiz about the taxes that were passed by Britain on the colonists that you just read about. Take you time and pick the answer that you think fits best.
- 1.
What act was passed in order to give more business to the East India Company?
- A.
The Quartering Acts
- B.
The Stamp Act
- C.
The Townshend Acts
- D.
The Sugar Act
- E.
The Tea Act
Correct Answer
E. The Tea Act -
- 2.
What act required a British Seal on every document in order to make it legal?
- A.
The Sugar Act
- B.
The Tea Act
- C.
The Stamp Act
- D.
The Townshend Acts
- E.
The Quartering Acts
Correct Answer
C. The Stamp Act -
- 3.
What act put a three-cent tax on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine?
- A.
The Townshend Acts
- B.
The Stamp Act
- C.
The Tea Act
- D.
The Quartering Acts
- E.
The Sugar Act
Correct Answer
E. The Sugar Act -
- 4.
The Quartering Acts did what?
- A.
Kicked all of the colonists out of their homes.
- B.
Gave every British Soldier a quarter.
- C.
Made colonists provide British soldiers with housing and food.
- D.
Made the colonists pay a tax to put a seal on their documents.
Correct Answer
C. Made colonists provide British soldiers with housing and food. -
- 5.
Write am sentence describing each of the five acts, the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act.
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