The Stamp Act

The years following the conclusion of the French and Indian War were vital in creating an ________ in the American colonies.

Most colonists opposed the Stamp Act because they sent no representatives of their own to _____________.

In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in an attempt to curb __________.

The implementation of the _____________ marked the first time colonists’ taxes were sent directly to the British Treasury.

Under the Sugar Act, judges appointed by the _________ would determine a person’s guilt or innocence in cases involving smuggling

Under the Stamp Act, paper materials had to be produced on ___________ paper from Britain.

In _________, the governor became so frightened that he turned all of the stamps over to an angry mob who burned them.

Life-size dummies of stamp distributors and British leaders were hung in __________.

Lt. Governor Thomas Hutchinson, a ___________, and his family were evicted from their home, and most of their property was destroyed.

While many colonists used violent means to protest the Stamp Act, colonial leaders were seeking a more organized and______ approach.