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331. Match each act below with the correct description. A. Sugar Act B. Stamp Act C. Declaratory Act 1. first British law intended to raise revenues in the colonies 2. asserted Parliament's absolute power over the colonies 3. required colonists to lodge British troops in their homes 4. generated the most protest in the colonies. A) A-3, B-2, C-l B) A-1, B-4, C-3 C) A-1, B-4, C-2 D) A-4, B-1, C-2 E) A-2, B-1, C-4

335. Unlike the _______________ Act, the _______________ Act and the _______________ Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports. A) Townshend, Stamp, Sugar B) Stamp, Sugar, Townshend C) Stamp, Quartering, Townshend D) Declaratory, Stamp, Sugar E) Quartering, Stamp, Sugar

336. Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Sugar Act, (B) Declaratory Act, (C) Stamp Act, (D) repeal of the Stamp Act. (A) A, C, D, B (B) C, A, D, B (C) C, B, A, D (D) B, A, C, D (E) A, B, D, C

344. Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Boston Massacre, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Act, (D) Intolerable Acts. A) A, B, C, D (B) D, B, C, A (C) C, B, D, A (D) B, A, C, D (E) A, C, D, B

345. Match each individual on the left with the correct description. A. Samuel Adams B. John Adams C. Crispus Attucks 1. a casualty of the Boston Massacre 2. a foreign volunteer who drilled American troops during the War of Independence 3. a pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting British policy 4. a Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates' solution to the imperial crisis at the First Continental Congress A) A-4, B-3, C-2 B) A-3, B-4, C-1 C) A-2, B-4, C-2 D) A-2, B-1, C-3 E) A-4, B-1, C-2

348. Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) clash at Lexington and Concord, (B) meeting of the First Continental Congress, (C) Quebec Act, (D) Boston Tea Party. (A) C, D, A, B (B) B, A, C, D (C) D, C, B, A (D) A, B, D, C (E) A, D, C, B

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Why did colonists oppose the Townshend Acts quizlet?

The colonists opposed the Townshend Acts because the colonists thought that England was threatening their freedom by taxing them without their consent.

How did Britain respond to colonial protests against the Townshend Acts quizlet?

Rather than repealing the Townshend Acts right away, the British sent more troops to the colonists in order to collect the taxes and stop smuggling.

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Which of the following was part of the Townshend Acts? Parliament enacted a trade embargo that prevented British merchants from selling textiles in the colonies.

Why were the colonists opposed to the Intolerable Acts quizlet?

Why did the colonies oppose the Intolerable act ? Colonists opposed this act because they were being restricted to land claims.