USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which goods did Great Britain pass a direct tax on that led to boycotts and a group of delegates to meet to determine how to protest it?
A
tea and syrup
B
weapons and bullets
C
sugar, rum, and molasses
D
newspapers, wills, and liscenses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Newspapers, wills, and licenses were among the goods on which Great Britain imposed a direct tax, causing boycotts and a meeting of delegates to discuss ways to express opposition.

Detailed explanation-2: -It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. Issued by Britain, the stamps were affixed to documents or packages to show that the tax had been paid. Organized Colonial Protest. American colonists responded to Parliament’s acts with organized protest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stamp Act, (1765), in U.S. colonial history, first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.

Detailed explanation-4: -In summary, the repeal of the Stamp Act was successful because Britain realized the distinction between internal and external taxes. Parliament had tried to extend its authority over the colonies’ internal affairs and failed but continued to collect duties in its ports to regulate trade and as revenue.

Detailed explanation-5: -11) On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the “Stamp Act” to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.

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