Taxes and Protest

Question 1

Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because

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colonial protests were harming British trade.

Question 2

Parliament's Declaratory Act, passed after the Stamp Act's repeal, suggests that Parliament

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disagreed with colonial views on taxation without representation.

Question 3

What is the purpose of this promise?

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to force Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts

Question 4

What do the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts have in common? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Both were rejected by the colonists on the grounds that the British government was imposing unfair taxes.; Both were repealed after hostile reactions from the colonists.

Question 5

What was the main cause of the Boston Massacre?

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Bostonians were angered by the British troops that were housed in their city.

Question 6

Which answer best represents Henry's argument against the Stamp Act?

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Colonists should not be taxed unless they voted for the taxes themselves.

Question 7

Why did the Boston Massacre become a rallying point for anti-British feeling?

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Many colonists did not think the British soldiers were innocent.

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