Author Question: The Virginia Resolves stated that A. Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost ... (Read 141 times)

big1devin · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government

A. rescinded the Stamp Act.

B. attempted to arrest the authors of the Virginia Resolves.

C. sent additional troops to the colonies.

D. created the Currency Act.

E. closed the port of Boston.

Question 2

The Townshend Duties of 1767

A. were withdrawn before they took effect.

B. were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly.

C. were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions.

D. drew no immediate objection from the colonists.

E. constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act.

Question 3

British official Thomas Hutchinson

A. called for suppression of colonial demonstrations.

B. was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act.

C. signed his name to the Virginia Resolves to support the colonists' position.

D. was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act.

E. had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators.

Question 4

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. Samuel Adams

C. George Mason

D. Ben Franklin

E. Patrick Henry

Question 5

The Virginia Resolves stated that

A. Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial military defense.

B. independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis.

C. anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony.

D. the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians.

E. Virginians should not be required to pay taxes.