Question

1. the act was a tax on finished goods like glass, lead, paper and tea.
2. because of this event the the british were in debt and decided to start taxing the colonies.
3. this extremely popular pamphlet titled written by pushed the colonists to declare independence from great britain.
4. this was a tax on all paper goods:
5. the colonists british goods in response to the stamp act.
6. the act forced the colonists to provide housing for british soldiers.
7. the was a gathering of delegates who got together in philadelphia to decide what to do about the british.
8. the battles of and were the \first shots\ of the revolutionary war.
9. what the british called the coercive acts the americans called the and these were a collection of acts that closed boston harbor, banned town meetings, and sent british officials to england for trial.
10. to cancel or get rid of an act / law was to it.
11. a \duty\ is another name for a.

eoc practice questions:

1. which newspaper headline reports a british action that angered colonists and led to the writing of the declaration of independence?

a. \boycott british goods!\
b. \the king grants independence!\
c. \british taxes: unfair!\
d. \angry colonists dump tea!\

Explanation:

1. The Townshend Acts taxed finished goods like glass, lead, paper and tea.
2. The French - Indian War left Britain in debt, leading to taxing the colonies.
3. "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine pushed colonists to declare independence.
4. The Stamp Act was a tax on all paper goods.
5. Colonists boycotted British goods in response to the Stamp Act.
6. The Quartering Act forced colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
7. The First Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates in Philadelphia to decide on the British.
8. The battles of Lexington and Concord were the "first shots" of the Revolutionary War.
9. The Americans called the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts.
10. To repeal an act/law is to cancel or get rid of it.
11. A "duty" is another name for a tax.
12. British taxes angered colonists and led to the Declaration of Independence. Option c "British Taxes: Unfair!" is correct as it represents a British action (taxing) that angered colonists.

Answer:

1. Townshend Acts
2. French - Indian War
3. "Common Sense", Thomas Paine
4. Stamp Act
5. boycotted
6. Quartering
7. First Continental Congress
8. Lexington, Concord
9. Intolerable Acts
10. repeal
11. tax
12. c. "British Taxes: Unfair!"