Author Question: The primary purpose of the Sugar Act was to: A) raise revenue to defray the expenses from the ... (Read 94 times)

moongchi · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The British countered American objections to taxation by arguing that:

A) George III was king by the grace of God and not subject to the people.
B) Americans enjoyed virtual representation in Parliament.
C) the colonial assemblies had approved the Sugar and Stamp Acts.
D) British taxes were voluntary.

Question 2

Pressured by British merchants, in March 1766, the British Parliament:

A) accepted the idea of virtual representation for American colonists.
B) repealed the Stamp Act and reduced the duties under the Sugar Act.
C) agreed to stop impressing British sailors.
D) refused to repay debts from the Seven Years' War.

Question 3

In objecting to the Sugar Act, James Otis was one of the first to use the phrase:

A) Give me liberty or give me death
B) All men are created equal.
C) Taxation without representation is tyranny.
D) God helps those who help themselves.

Question 4

The primary purpose of the Sugar Act was to:

A) raise revenue to defray the expenses from the Seven Years' War.
B) assert economic control.
C) regulate trade within the empire.
D) eliminate colonial trade with other nations.