Colonial Protests and Taxes History Quiz

The Stamp Act required every piece of paper sold in the American colonies to carry a special tax stamp.

Colonists supported the Stamp Act because it gave them a voice in Parliament.

The Boston Tea Party involved colonists throwing tea into the harbor as a form of protest.

The Intolerable Acts were a response to the colonies' protests against British taxation.

The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of five British soldiers.

Colonists were divided between those who wanted independence and those who wanted to remain loyal to the king.

The First Continental Congress met in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain.

British troops were initially successful in capturing the weapons at Lexington and Concord.

Women protested against the Stamp Act by weaving their own cloth at home.

Colonial militias were groups of volunteers prepared to fight British forces.

Taxes and Protests

In 1765, King George III of Great Britain needed money to rule his empire. Parliament imposed a new tax called the Stamp Act. Every piece of paper sold in the American colonies had to carry a special stamp.
Colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair. British citizens had the right to elect representatives in Parliament, but colonists did not.
Colonists protested the Stamp Act and it was repealed. Other taxes were imposed thereafter, and women protested a tax on imported British cloth by making their own.
Boston Tea Party: Colonists protested the tea tax by throwing tea into Boston Harbor.

Boston Massacre and Further Protests

In 1770, British soldiers shot into a crowd in Boston, killing five colonists. This event was known as the Boston Massacre.
By 1773, most taxes had been canceled, except the tax on tea.
Colonists dressed in disguise and boarded British ships in Boston Harbor where they dumped tea into the water (Boston Tea Party).

Revolution Begins

King George punished the colonies by closing Boston's port and banning town meetings (Intolerable Acts).
Colonists disagreed on how to respond. Patriots wanted independence. Loyalists wanted peace. Many colonists were unsure.
A convention of representatives from each colony met (First Continental Congress) in Philadelphia in 1774. They sent a peace proposal to the King.
Rumors spread that British troops were marching to capture weapons the patriots hid near Boston.

Colonial Militias and the Start of the War

Colonial militias (groups of volunteers) were ready for a fight.
The British troops attacked the militias at Lexington and Concord in April 1775.
The militias fought back, surprising the British and causing them to retreat.

Test your knowledge on the pivotal events of colonial protests against taxation in America, including the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre. This quiz will challenge your understanding of how these protests shaped the path toward independence.