Taxations and Acts

Q. What slogan was raised by the Americans in response to the Sugar Act 1764?

1. "No taxation without government"
2. "No government without taxation"
3. "No taxation without representation"
4. "No taxation without colonies"

Q. Point out the significance of “the Boston Tea Party”.

Q. Why did the British bring slaves from Africa to America?

1. To populate the newly discovered continent of America.
2. To replace the labour provided by the native Americans.
3. To get into business with the African nations.
4. To create diplomatic ties with the African continent.

Q. TheAct enforced the payment of debt in gold or silver.

1. Gold
2. Currency
3. Quartering
4. Stamp

Q. Assertion (A): Merchants of Boston boycotted British goods.

Reason (R): The British Parliament introduced new duties on imports into American colonies.

1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the explanation of A
2. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is NOT the explanation of A
3. [A] is true but [R] is false
4. [A] is false but [R] is true

Q. Match the following with respect to dates on which the respective Acts were slammed on the Americans:

i. Quartering Act a. 1767
ii. Townshend Acts b. 1764
iii. Sugar Act c. 1765

1. i - a
   ii - b
   iii - c
2. i - c
   ii - b
   iii - a
3. i - a
   ii - c
   iii - b
4. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - b

Q. The Sugar Act in America was introduced in _____.

1. 1762
2. 1764
3. 1768
4. 1770

Q. was fought between the coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies.

1. The Six Years War
2. The Seven Years War
3. The Eight Years War
4. The Nine Years War

Q. "The 'X' Act of 1773 passed by the British government was the straw that broke the camel’s back."
Identify 'X'.

1. Stamp Act
2. Tea Act
3. Navigation Act
4. Sugar Act

Q. The Whig Party, which existed 1833-1854, supported all of the following EXCEPT:

1. rechartering the Second Bank of the United States.
2. raising tariffs to protect U.S. industry.
3. admitting Texas to the United States in 1844.
4. funding internal improvements, such as canals and roads.
5. Henry Clay for president in 1844.