In the years following the French and Indian War, Britain taxed colonies with the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and other similar laws. What was the primary purpose of these laws? (1 point) Responses To ensure that foods imported into the colonies were of the highest quality To ensure that foods imported into the colonies were of the highest quality To limit the amount of goods and services produced in the colonies To limit the amount of goods and services produced in the colonies To raise money in order to pay debts from the French and Indian War To punish the colonies for siding against Britain in the French and Indian War
To raise money in order to pay debts from the French and Indian War
What is one reason Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763? (1 point) Responses To protect the French who lived east of the Appalachians To protect the French who lived east of the Appalachians To prevent costly conflict with the Native Americans To prevent costly conflict with the Native Americans To expand its empire east of the Appalachians To expand its empire east of the Appalachians To increase trade with the Native Americans
To prevent costly conflict with the Native Americans
Passed after the end of the French and Indian War, which of the following increased Georgia’s territory by expanding the colony’s southern border? (1 point) Responses Sugar Act 1764 Sugar Act 1764 Stamp Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Treaty of Paris 1783 Treaty of Paris 1783 Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763
What was the main reason for the Stamp Act? (1 point) Responses to prevent Native Americans from using Britain’s mail system to prevent Native Americans from using Britain’s mail system to raise money to help Britain pay off debts from the French and Indian War to raise money to help Britain pay off debts from the French and Indian War to encourage communication between British citizens and British colonists to encourage communication between British citizens and British colonists to create a monopoly so colonists had to purchase all paper products from Britain
The main reason for the Stamp Act was to raise money to help Britain pay off debts from the French and Indian War.
Increased taxes from the British led to increased ______ in the colonies
Increased taxes from the British led to increased resentment in the colonies.
Colonists were angered by the Stamp Act because they did not have (1 point) Responses Representation in congress Representation in congress Money to buy the stamps Money to buy the stamps A say in the design of the stamps A say in the design of the stamps Representation in Parliament
