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Townshend and Quartering Act

Townshend and Quartering Act

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8th Grade

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Open Ended

1. What is the biggest complaint the colonists have about the taxes?

  1. 2. What has been the best way for colonists to protest?

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​writs of assistance: court orders that allow officials to make searches without saying what they are searching for.

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Multiple Choice

Which act taxed things like tea, glass, lead, china, and paint?

1

Townshend Acts

2

Sugar Act

3

Quartering Act

4

Stamp Act

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Multiple Choice

What does quartering mean?

1

division of money

2

boycotting currency

3

housing

4

paying taxes

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Multiple Choice

What are writs of assistance?

1

a magical spell cast on the colonists

2

search warrant that spells out what they are looking for

3

a writing that asks for help

4

court orders that allow officials to make searches without saying what they are searching for.

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Multiple Choice

Under the Quartering Act, colonists were required to --

1

provide housing for British soldiers.

2

get change from only British banks.

3

cut everything into fours.

4

provide a tax to Britain for the house

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Multiple Choice

What was the name of the group who protested against the British?

1

Sons of Liberty

2

Committees of Correspondence

3

Mothers Against British Goods

10

Multiple Choice

Who did the Sons of Liberty target?

1

British tax collectors

2

Colonists not paying taxes

3

colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains.

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Poll

Do you think that Great Britain taxing the Colonies without any respresentation enough to start a revolution?

Yes! Revolution!!!

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  1. 2. What has been the best way for colonists to protest?

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