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Which best explains why the Stamp Act of 1765 was significant?

The law was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonists.

The law applied equally to colonial men and women.

The law was the last tax Parliament imposed before the American Revolution.

The law was the last tax Parliament imposed before ending all colonial taxes.

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When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they

stole products that were taxed.

stopped using taxable products.

sold products that were taxed.

refused to pass new tax laws.

In 1766, the British Parliament passed the Declaratory Act to

impose a new tax on the colonists.

insist it had the right to tax colonists.

create punishments for nonpayment of taxes.

establish new tax-collection measures.

How did the Stamp Act of 1765 get its name?

It was a tax related to mailing and postage stamps.

Colonists wanted to stamp out the tax and end it.

People paid the tax by handing in stamps bought in advance.

Goods were stamped to show the tax had been paid.

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers.

British soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople.

British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who shot five soldiers dead.

Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists dead.

In the 1760s, American colonists responded to Parliament’s taxes in several ways. Which way was most effective?

formal demands by colonial legislators

acts of violence by groups of colonists

widespread boycotts of British goods

votes in Parliament against the new taxes

Who agreed to defend the British soldiers who killed five colonists in the Boston Massacre?

John Adams

Samuel Adams

Crispus Attucks

Patrick Henry

What happened at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

Delegates supported taxation without representation.

Delegates officially ended the Stamp Act.

Delegates petitioned against the Stamp Act.

Delegates passed a new version of the Stamp Act.

What led British soldiers to fire on Boston townspeople on March 5, 1770?

Parliament had repealed the Townshend Acts.

The townspeople threw objects at the soldiers.

British soldiers were put on trial for murder.

The soldiers had begun to enforce the Quartering Act.

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?

to raise revenue from the American colonies

to determine if the colonists were smuggling

to give Parliament the right to levy a tax

to punish those who didn’t pay their taxes

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